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Climbing Ski Travel

2014 February New England Visit

February 1-9, 2014 I took a trip back to the East Coast at the beginning of February.  The trip planned to equally split family, climbing, and Connecticut friends.  A great mix being able to see and do all the things I wanted.  However it started with a hiccup. Leaving SLC the plane has some landing […]

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Climbing Ski

Christmas Week

December 21-29, 2013 This past week there was a shutdown at work and I was forced to take the time off.  Not really a bad thing as it was a good break with no work activities.  Last weekend the snow wasn’t too bad and I was able to get some decent skiing.  I got two, […]

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Climbing

Bozeman Icefest 2013

December 11-15, 2013 I returned to the Bozeman Icefest again this year, once again for work–slightly less doe-eyed than last year however.  Many of the climbing luminaries I met last year were present as well as a few new ones.  It was great to meet Ines Papert, Jay Smith, and Dave Macleod, Sam Elias. Unlike […]

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Climbing

Creeksgiving 2013

November 28-30, 2013 This Thanksgiving I once again stayed in Utah as traveling for such a short time and during one of the worst travel days makes little sense.  Rather than visiting Las Vegas like last year, which probably would have been the warmer option, I traveled to Indian Creek.  This trip was not just […]

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Climbing Photography

Indian Creek with a Big Crew

October 19 & 20, 2013 A couple weeks ago I headed back to the desert for some time in Indian Creek.  The Creek never disappoints: splitters–check, lots of them–check, great weather–check, good friends–check, demoralizing smackdown when trying to lead routes–check. Luckily in our crew which totaled seven for climbing, and eleven at our camp at […]