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October 19 & 20, 2013 A couple weeks ago I headed back to the desert for some time in Indian Creek. Â 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 […]
October 12, 2013 With the daytime temps dipping into the 60s and the leaves turning bright yellow it is time to start visiting the desert. Â Places like City of Rocks are getting a little chilly if you aren’t in the sun, but the Utah desert is just starting to get comfortable. Â Jon and I decided […]
August 30-September 2, 2013 Over the long weekend Matt, Jamie and myself visited the Wind River Range for some alpine rock climbing. Â Our objective in the Cirque of the Towers was the East Ridge of Wolf’s Head (12,165′). Â The route is one of the 50 Classic Climbs in North America. Â While it is only 5.6 […]
July 3-7, 2013 As the Fourth of July fell on a Thursday, my work had an unpaid shutdown day on Friday since most people would be taking it off anyway. Â I took advantage of this four-day weekend to travel for some climbing. Â I had thrown around the idea of climbing at the Incredible Hulk in […]
April 27 through May 12, 2013 Alaska, the Last Frontier, so the license plate says. It must be true then, right? Since getting into mountaineering a few years ago I’ve wanted to travel to some of the bigger destinations of the world. These include but are not limited to Alaska, Canadian Rockies, Alps, and Patagonia. […]