On the fall I had enough time to think. That's the first time that I've been airborne long enough to contemplate my situation. Usually falls happen so fast that the only thing present is instinct. I mean, often it takes a second or two to even register what is going on, and by that time…
It's freeing not being accountable to anyone. I experience this in so many different parts of my life, and because of it I am able to drift in and out of situations when I want. There are hardly situations where I feel completely trapped. When it comes to work, I've made a career of being…
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 packed up the car on Monday night and pulled onto the 15-North driving straight to Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. We arrived at the campground in five hours--it was empty--and didn't even set up tents. We dropped our sleeping pads in the dirt under a beautiful star-filled desert sky--the alarm set for 4 a.m.--and slept. We…
