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FOUNDER, MOUNTAINS BEYOND BORDERS

Once a competitor in climbing World Cup boulder, speed and sport, I'm now a multisport athlete and founder of Mountains Beyond Borders, advocating for at-risk youth programs to have access to mountains and international resources. Keep the soul awake, and the dream alive. Cali raised, Boulder based, Chamonix resident.

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(Video) Moonlight Buttress with Ethan Pringle, MHW
Climbing

(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

Pervertical Sanctuary, 5.10d – The Diamond, RMNP
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

Get Girls Stoked
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

Moving to Mexico
Climbing, Go Play In The Mountains

Moving to Mexico

In 2013, with the help of sponsors GSI Outdoors, Mad Rock Climbing, and KAVU, I ditched a townhouse to live … Continue reading Moving to Mexico

That Ridiculous Trip to Mexico
Climbing

That Ridiculous Trip to Mexico

In March I made two trips to Mexico, and the second trip was absolutely soulfully lucrative. We wandered the art … Continue reading That Ridiculous Trip to Mexico

Dead battery? To the Palisades.
Climbing

Dead battery? To the Palisades.

      Luckily, the base of beautiful mountains was not a bad place for Wall-E’s battery/alternator to go kaput. Left to right: … Continue reading Dead battery? To the Palisades.

Climbing, Go Play In The Mountains

Hmm An Athlete Profile Video!

Kavu, Mad Rock Climbing, EpicTV, and DPM Climbing have posted the video! WOW! AWESOME! XD Continue reading Hmm An Athlete Profile Video!

Putting Down The Predator, 5.13b
Climbing

Putting Down The Predator, 5.13b

Since driving north to NYC, I’ve climbed at The Cliffs in LIC and Valhalla and bouldered a bit in the … Continue reading Putting Down The Predator, 5.13b

My Guest Blog for “Vertical Mind”
Business, Climbing, Go Play In The Mountains

My Guest Blog for “Vertical Mind”

“Why Mental Training is So Important: 5 Tips to being mentally tough – by Tiffany Hensley” I wrote some thoughts … Continue reading My Guest Blog for “Vertical Mind”

VanLife: KAVU Taco at Hueco Rodeo
Climbing

VanLife: KAVU Taco at Hueco Rodeo

  Continue reading VanLife: KAVU Taco at Hueco Rodeo

#AthleteLife: Gladiator Finals at The Spot
Climbing

#AthleteLife: Gladiator Finals at The Spot

Photo by Aaron Colussi Visit his site: http://www.AaronColussi.com Continue reading #AthleteLife: Gladiator Finals at The Spot

Horse Flats
Climbing

Horse Flats

Horse Flats, Southern California. Kenny (the manager of Mad Rock), a climber and cop named Eddie B, Melissa Tomes, and … Continue reading Horse Flats

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