Springtime TR Training - AK Style
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RANT, RAVE or SHARE TO BOB?
Far East
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I am teetering on my seat, ready for the next bounce, holding on as our small Russian van is catapulting forwards through the vast emptiness of the Eurasian steppe. It is mind boggling that this morning we were in a sleek modern city full of people and now we are in this extreme emptiness.
Read MoreLa Esfinge (The Sphinx) – Big-Wall Climbing at 17,000ft
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I rest my head on a boulder and struggle to catch my breath. We are about half way up the relatively short approach to base camp and I am feeling weak and debilitated by the high attitude. How are we going to make it up a 2,500ft big wall if I can’t even hike 10 minutes without stopping to rest? After about a month climbing in the Cordillera Blanca, or the Peruvian Andes just outside of Huaraz, Peru, I have become accustomed to the roller coaster ride that is climbing at altitude
Read MoreSpanning the Seasons
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For decades, alpinists and endurance athletes maximized their time in every season of the year, skiing through deep powder into spring glacial corn, then exchanging boots for running shoes to quickly move into and over mountain passes and vistas in an ever-changing landscape
Read MoreSoCal Snow
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It is cold and an icy breeze tugs at my hair. It feels surreal that I am in Southern California, that to the south I can see Mexico. I though this part of the country was hot sunshine and endless deserts, not post-holing through thigh deep snow!
Read MoreSunday in March
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I just keep staring at the calendar, as if it’s going to make the days go by faster. I always longed for winter. My days were filled with snowboarding and nights ice climbing. It was my life. Year after year I couldn’t wait until it started to snow in the mountains. Now my life seems to be consumed by rock climbing and my attitude towards snow has taken a complete 180.
Read MoreWA Pass Lemonade: the Direct East Buttress of SEWS- June 2018
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It started with a deer. Or more accurately, it started with the deer sprinting out into my lane, then trampolining off the hood in series of slow motion loops en route to the ditch. And when the body shop messed up the the timing for parts, the plan to drive out to Washington went up like the steam from the smashed radiator.
Read MoreLa Sportiva Women’s Approach Shoes
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I recently had the great pleasure of trying out two of La Sportiva’s approach shoes on a couple of hikes in Southern California. Fist up was the TX2 Leather shoes which I took up Cucamonga Peak in the San Gabriel mountains
Read MoreKettles Map Project
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Mapping the most numinous, forgotten range in Washington…
Ground-truthed GIS mapping, cartography, online user-managed map, and iOS-compatible map app for the Kettle River Range.
Read MoreLa Sportiva Climbing Shoes Review – Cobra Eco
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They sort of remind me of a slightly more aggressive, pointy version of the Moccasin. They are comfy and soft but are designed in a way that still gives them a secure feel and some precision, which makes them perfect for long, moderate climbs or all day mellow crag sessions
Read MoreGetting Organized for a Climb - Air Contact Lite 45+ SL Women's Pack
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When I was a newer climber, my friends used to always make fun of me for the state of my gear. My harnesses were always falling apart, and the gates of my quickdraws would stick open. I remember watching one of my belay partners packing his backpack at the end of the day,
Read MoreLa Sportiva Climbing Pants Review- Crimper Pants, Talus Pants & Kendo Climbing Jean
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