Spring-Break Crush Fest 2013: Part 1

In celebration of completing my first semester of grad school and, due to some slight weather constraints here in sunny Edmonton, because I can't actually go climbing (sad, I know), I thought I'd do the next best thing and write about one of the most epic climbing trips I've had to date with my good buddy Jake Sahl.

Since it would potentially be our last big trip together for a while, we decided to go big and try to tick two of the most awesome multi-pitch routes in the country: The Original Route on the Rainbow Wall in Red Rocks, Nevada; and the famed Moonlight Buttress out in Zion National Park, Utah. What ensued was an epic saga of climbing adventure in which Part 1 will cover the climbing of the Rainbow Wall, Part 2 will cover Moonlight Buttress, and Part 3 an awesome cycling adventure through Utah that capped the trip. Will our two heroes make it back alive? We'll see...

Lander Wyoming: How I love thee, let me count the ways...

When I think of  major North American all-around climbing destinations there are a few big names that come to mind: Yosemite, Bishop, Boulder and Squamish. Well folks, recent events have led me to add another name to this list: Lander, Wyoming. Yep, I said it: Lander Wyoming should be added to the list of major climbing destinations in North America. Here's why:

Reminiscing on a Good Summer in Yosemite Valley, 2012

Since I haven't posted in a while and schools getting busy I figured I'd put up an essay I wrote a couple summers ago. When I wrote it I had just arrived in Spain after spending about seven weeks in the Valley. I was feeling lonely and wondering why I'd left the best place to climb in the world. It was about 3am, hot and humid as hell, I was sick, and the tiger mosquitoes wouldn't leave me alone (oh how pleasant the Spanish summertime can be). Anyways this is what resulted. I was pretty proud of it and it brings back some great memories, sorry if it's a little corny...