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! Â As you’ll see there is a new look to the site. Â The changes aren’t just skin deep, the whole back-end of the site has been upgraded to WordPress from Joomla. Â 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. Â The Creek is characterized by laser cut cracks in red sandstone. Â The routes start here around 5.10 and there isn’t much opportunity for face climbing. Â 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.