A Reflection on Surviving My First Multi-Pitch
September 6, 2018
The insanity of learning all this key safety stuff on the fly is really hitting me in retrospect. … More A Reflection on Surviving My First Multi-Pitch
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El Potrero Chico Part 2: A Breakthrough
May 3, 2018
Everything at EPC changed once I met Ryan, and through Ryan, Sean. Ryan and Sean were roommates from Ohio who were meeting a crew of friends down at EPC for a week of climbing multi-pitch. Ryan and I hit up a multi-pitch called TNT, a five pitch 10a. I ended up leading the 10a pitch, … More El Potrero Chico Part 2: A Breakthrough
El Potrero Chico Part 1: It’s Been a While
April 26, 2018
That first day I was planning on doing a few easy climbs, just get back into the swing of things, remember how to tie my knots and be safe, etc. … More El Potrero Chico Part 1: It’s Been a While
Return to Moab Part 1: One Good Day, and One Bad Day
December 7, 2017
It’s been over a year since I was in the desert. I’ve been asking myself to get back there ever since I left. Auspicious things seems to happen in the desert. Last time I was there, I experienced the extreme paradoxes that life has to offer: the feeling at once of being exactly where and … More Return to Moab Part 1: One Good Day, and One Bad Day
Squamish Part 2: Climbing, a Birthday, and Gratitude
October 13, 2016
September 20th-21st At last the rain ceased, and at last I was able to go out and do some climbing with the copious number of friends I had made in the last week. If you remember from my post at the beginning of this trip, I wanted to do 25 lead climbs before my 25th … More Squamish Part 2: Climbing, a Birthday, and Gratitude
