It's was late, and I packed my Subaru with a full double rack. I stuffed my sleeping bag, pad, tent, and clothes on one another on the floor in the back seat--on the drivers side. I arranged the gear and the rope and the packs and the shoes and the chalk in the trunk--on the drivers…
Sometimes we climb things that don't have a walk off. Something to keep in mind when you're climbing up is whether or not you're able to climb back down. If you can't, you may consider down climbing while it's still an option! Enjoy, I sure did! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT1TRXSBuc4
GriGri's are an extremely useful tool, and not just in a single pitch environment. In the past I was a firm believer in leaving Gri's on the ground and preferred to take an ATC up walls. However, when I did my AMGA Single Pitch Instructor course my eyes were opened to the benefits that the GriGri…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaxZvpD9vkw&t=3s Sometimes I just can't get my head straight. Usually I'll go to bed with something bigger in mind, like when I decided to onsight solo The Mechanics route on Tahquitz. The night before I was just super antsy and couldn't stop thinking about it. The night before I solo'd Fingertrip I had a similar…
We climbed hard through the week, Wednesday-Friday. We had a solid day on Friday and drove back to San Diego from Idyllwild. I didn't allow the thoughts of my upcoming week dampen my mood, but somewhere deep inside I felt the fires light and my inner steel smelting and reforming into a different version of me--preparing…
My name is Josh, and I'm an alcoholic. Sometimes My name is Josh, and I'm an addict. It just depends on who's in the room. June 6th will mark my eights years of continuous sobriety. I've been identifying as an alcoholic and addict since I was nineteen years old. I quit drinking before I was even legally…
