On July 6th, 2010, Matt and I utilized every square inch of the picnic table at our Mary’s Lake campsite to sort all of our gear in anticipation of our climb the following day up the North Ridge of The Spearhead, a 5.6 classic located in the Glacier Gorge region of Rocky Mountain National Park. [...]

Okay- here’s the scenario…you’re making the approach from the carriage path at 8:30am thinking you’re early enough to jump on High E, but two other parties are parked at the base.  Your backup plan was limelight, but it’s taken by another High E hopeful.  You’re not quite ready for the thin 2nd pitch of arrow- [...]

Okay- think back to Christmas morning when you were a kid…There was that big box that held what you knew could possibly be Castle Grayskull; there was that smaller soft package that was probably unwanted socks.  You push through the shirt shaped boxes, the expected toy cars, candy, etc…but over there… just out of sight, [...]

We all know January well…It kicks off with an apple dropping from the sky in Times Square, the start of the winter doldrums; the first month of the year (in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars); one of seven months with 31 days; and in the Northern Hemisphere, the coldest month of the year. [...]

Located in the relatively flat state of Delaware, less than 10 miles from the PA Border outside of Wilmington, you’ll find some surprisingly fun climbing. Now, when I originally heard about climbing opportunities at Alapocas Run State Park, I instantly turned down the dial of my expectations to a slow simmer…I was expecting a few [...]

A classic is a classic is a classic- is that what they say? Hell, I don’t know, but if you head up to the Gunks, don’t miss out jumping on Horseman, a three star Gunks Classic any day of the week. The start to horseman takes you through the wonders of passive protection, giving you [...]

Ever eaten a Girl Scout Thin mint cookie, swallowed it, and then thought to yourself- “that was quite tasty…I think I’ll have another one”? Well, one may be able to describe the accessible and fun 5.4 climb, Minty, in the Gunks the same way. This climb is often categorized as a fun beginner’s climb, but [...]

When you’re sitting in front of the computer watching Tommy Caldwell send a 5.14a sport climb on YouTube, climbing all of a sudden looks so easy. The graceful and effortless way that he pulls each move makes you think that you can do it too. The problem is if I were to jump on one [...]

The rain fly shed the water like Emile Hirsch shed pounds in “Into the Wild”

Today was our last Day in Estes before we headed to Boulder to make our push for the summit of the First Flatiron. Because of this, at sun up, we started to break camp and get ready to head to Jurassic Park, above Lilly Lake, to climb for the day. It was kind of sad to [...]