No matter who you talk to - from sponsored climbers hawking the latest tech to the guy spraying you down in the Index parking lot - it...

"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you." The motto of my home state of Michigan seems very apt in describing a peninsula...

2020-02-11 through 14 With many fine folks! Day 1 "Say 'ya' to da UP, eh?" The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is not an easy place to reach....

What makes a good climbing pack? What is a climbing pack?? What even is climbing??? All very good questions that I've been thinking about...

2019-08-24 & 25 Golden Horn via Standard Route With Amelia & Adam Route quality: Views: 👁👁👁 the views were lovely... during the brief...

2019-07-03 McClellan Butte, Mt Kent, and a lot of bushwhacking Solo Route quality: Views: 👁👁 pretty standard Snoqualmie Pass views...

2019-07-29 Sloan Peak via Corkscrew Route With Nastassia & Westy Route quality: Views: 👁👁👁👁👁 spectacular views of the North...

Injury I didn't really know anything was wrong until I was safely on the ground. "I think that was a bad idea, you should go down a...

2019-07-13 Tahoma via Kautz Glacier With Nastassia & Westy Route quality: Views: 👁👁👁👁👁 undeniably spectacular Snow: ⛄⛄⛄mushy in...

It all started with an attempt to climb Bears Breast... which was under a permanent rain cloud. And you don't want to be down-climbing...

Over a long weekend I made my way up 3 (or perhaps more realistically 2.5) peaks. On Saturday 2019-06-15, I cruised up Eldorado (8,868')...

2019-06-02 The Tooth via South Face With Maggie Route Quality: Views: 👁👁 Snoqualmie Pass is lovely, but not the world's best views...

2019-05-24/25/26 Sunh-a-do via Blue Glacier With Amelia & Adam Route Quality: Views: 👁👁👁👁👁 rainforests + glaciers = heaven on earth...

2019-05-18 Mt Shuksan via Sulphide Glacier With Nastassia Route Quality: Views: 👁👁👁👁 so good! Kulshan in the background was a lovely...