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December 11-15, 2013 I returned to the Bozeman Icefest again this year, once again for work–slightly less doe-eyed than last year however. Â Many of the climbing luminaries I met last year were present as well as a few new ones. Â It was great to meet Ines Papert, Jay Smith, and Dave Macleod, Sam Elias. Unlike […]
November 28-30, 2013 This Thanksgiving I once again stayed in Utah as traveling for such a short time and during one of the worst travel days makes little sense. Â Rather than visiting Las Vegas like last year, which probably would have been the warmer option, I traveled to Indian Creek. Â This trip was not just […]
October 19 & 20, 2013 A couple weeks ago I headed back to the desert for some time in Indian Creek. Â The Creek never disappoints: splitters–check, lots of them–check, great weather–check, good friends–check, demoralizing smackdown when trying to lead routes–check. Luckily in our crew which totaled seven for climbing, and eleven at our camp at […]
October 12, 2013 With the daytime temps dipping into the 60s and the leaves turning bright yellow it is time to start visiting the desert. Â Places like City of Rocks are getting a little chilly if you aren’t in the sun, but the Utah desert is just starting to get comfortable. Â Jon and I decided […]
August 30-September 2, 2013 Over the long weekend Matt, Jamie and myself visited the Wind River Range for some alpine rock climbing. Â Our objective in the Cirque of the Towers was the East Ridge of Wolf’s Head (12,165′). Â The route is one of the 50 Classic Climbs in North America. Â While it is only 5.6 […]