I slip on the ice for the third time in as many feet. I can see my breath and there is snow everywhere. The valley floor, in Yosemite, is covered in a foot of frozen water (snow). Why am I here? At the end of 2009, I left the land of eternal sunshine (San Diego) [...]
The Fundraiser was a success. A total of $12,656 was raised and $10,000 was matched by Planet Granite. Thanks to those who donated and those that came to the slideshow/auction! Access for climbing is one of the things that I used to take for granted. I naively thought that access was not my problem and [...]
Winter here means two things: training and skiing. Storms come through and dump tons of snow in the mountains, which means a lot of granite areas are covered in snow (or snow melt), but the ski slopes are also fantastic. Skiing turns a negative (storms –> no climbing) into a positive (great skiing!). But all [...]
As I was hiking down the talus to the base of Mt. Conness, I was happy my toes were covered. Sanuks are no ordinary sandals. They combine slip-on comfort with toe coverage in a lightweight package. My first pair of Sanuks was the “No Sweat”. I was looking for an easy slip-on and they fit [...]
It’s the beginning of the new year and while it seems a little cliche to discuss the events of the past twelve months, I still want to write. For me, 2010 will be remembered as another year of injury and recovery. I haven’t managed a full year of climbing without injury since 2008. Back in [...]
I wasn’t one of those lucky kids whose parents put them on skis not long after they learned to walk: I didn’t discover snow sports until high school, when many of my friends had decided to switch from skiing to snowboarding, so until last year, snowboarding was all I knew. But I decided to try [...]
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