www.PeteWilk.comNovember 22-25, 2012 Since I just moved to Utah and I don’t have many vacation days at work, I didn’t go back to New England for Thanksgiving, a first for me. Instead I spent the long weekend in Red Rocks Canyon just outside Las Vegas. Climbing there in the past has been fun and it […]
There’s been some changes around here! As you’ll see there is a new look to the site. The changes aren’t just skin deep, the whole back-end of the site has been upgraded to WordPress from Joomla. I did this with the help of the guys at gConverter. For the next few days or perhaps weeks […]
View from the Optimator Wall Last weekend I had the good fortune to take a little climbing trip to the crack capital of the world, Indian Creek. The Creek is characterized by laser cut cracks in red sandstone. The routes start here around 5.10 and there isn’t much opportunity for face climbing. The long (+100 […]
Climbers and non-climbers alike recognize that Yosemite Valley is rock climbing’s mecca. This has recently been underscored by the media coverage (Nat Geo & 60 Minutes) of Alex Honnold and his amazing free solo ascents of El Capitan and Half Dome. It was further emphasized by his and Hans Florin’s record-breaking speed ascent (a mind […]
You know you’re staying in a classy place when there’s toilet paper in the vending machine.