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The long, dark & fun road to the Longs Peak Tri

I was 14 years old when I first snuck out of my parent’s house at 2am, angsty, full of teenage … Continue reading The long, dark & fun road to the Longs Peak Tri

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France’s BEST Hard Sport. Wait, what?

The same day France lifted their travel ban with the US, I was on a flight to Paris to see … Continue reading France’s BEST Hard Sport. Wait, what?

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Simuling Royal Arches

YOSEMITE. Sport climber Jose “Bicho” David jumps into the deep end of trad by simul-climbing again, this time on the … Continue reading Simuling Royal Arches

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Article for The Climbing Initiative

The Climbing Initiative aims to study and maximize the impact of climbing around the world – socially, environmentally, politically and … Continue reading Article for The Climbing Initiative

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Cochamó: A Yosemite With No Roads

Cochamó: A Yosemite with No Roads There is a place hunched between the shoulders of mountain giants: wild, free, and … Continue reading Cochamó: A Yosemite With No Roads

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(Video) Moonlight Buttress with Ethan Pringle, MHW

Ethan Pringle invited me to follow him up Moonlight Buttress in Zion, even though I’d had little comparative trad climbing … Continue reading (Video) Moonlight Buttress with Ethan Pringle, MHW

Climbing, Go Play In The Mountains

Pervertical Sanctuary, 5.10d – The Diamond, RMNP

MountainProject.com >> Pervertical Sanctuary, 5.10d …with The Finnish Machine, Wilhelm Bergman (@willmountainman) Fantastic. Steep. Prime granite. The splitter cracks, crisp … Continue reading Pervertical Sanctuary, 5.10d – The Diamond, RMNP

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Timewave Zero, Simul Speed: 2:34

What do you think? Comments and questions welcome. You also can contact me via Facebook, IG or email about this route … Continue reading Timewave Zero, Simul Speed: 2:34

Climbing, Go Play In The Mountains, Monterrey, Mexico

Get Girls Stoked

Photo by Galen Peterson (See his Flickr) – She’s gorgeous: baby teeth awry, dirt-covered, and with an insatiable obsession with phones. Meet … Continue reading Get Girls Stoked

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Chris Sharma: Wanderlust Interview

You may not know the interesting path that led Chris Sharma to where he is now. Here’s a bit from the interview … Continue reading Chris Sharma: Wanderlust Interview

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Athlete Interview: Mar Álvarez

Below, the interview in Spanish. For english speakers, here’s her interview in English on Rock & Ice Some backstory. You can … Continue reading Athlete Interview: Mar Álvarez

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Turning Injury Into Motivation

This is a common case: Athlete hits a plateau in their many years of climbing and tries to push through it by doing … Continue reading Turning Injury Into Motivation