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 …
Month: May 2017
The Art of Down Climbing
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 …
Tricks of the Trade: GriGri Tether Modification
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 …
Angels Fright: A Rope-less Jaunt
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 …
Cryin’ Time Again
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 …
Patience & Persistence
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 …
Indecision and Revision
I just got trolled on a social media platform, and I let it influence me enough to do a double take on some of the content I’ve released lately. The dude pissed me off, but I …
