A Lesson About Climbing in the Rain: #yostweetup

The power of Twitter always amazes me. People from all over California and the USA came to Yosemite this past weekend to climb as part of the 1st Annual Yosemite Tweetup. We were not graced with the typical California sun, but it didn’t matter. Our community bonded over the campfire and through the climbs we [...]

Confessions of a Splitter Addict

Every trip I’ve taken to Indian Creek has been so different, but each is an incredible learning experience for me. There’s something about that place – it’s never quite what I expected, and adjusting my expectations in the face of reality is always a challenging exercise. Instead of writing a play-by-play of the entire trip, [...]

Planet Granite Friction Series Final

I promise I’ll write something about Indian Creek soon, but in the meantime… A few weeks ago I had a really fun time competing in open at the Belmont Planet Granite route comp (part of the Friction Series), and did well enough to qualify for a spot in the onsight final, the finale of both [...]

The Connecting Fiber of Climbers

There is something special about climbing.  It is the most amazing, yet circular and pointless pursuit. Places, goals, and motivation vary. Sometimes I’m there to live a dream, or maybe just to get in a good workout. I’m drawn to the idea of exploration and the following video gives a glimpse of this kind of [...]

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