FOREVER OUTSIDE ADVENTURE JOURNAL
Adventure
Gabriel Lacktman
THE GRAND TETON

Standing 13,775' above sea level the Grand Teton is an iconic mountain steeped in history. With a long approach, unpredictable weather patterns, high altitude and only accessible through technical rock climbing, achieving it's summit is never guaranteed.

THE GRAND TETON
Adventure
Gabriel Lacktman
Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse

With over 5000' of climbing and covering five mountains over 14.000' tall, the Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse has been my greatest accomplishment in alpinism.

Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse
Adventure
Gabriel Lacktman
Monkey Face Rock

First time to Oregon, first time to Smith Rock State Park, first climb we ascend the iconic Monkey Face.

Monkey Face Rock
Adventure
Gabriel Lacktman
Half Dome

Sometimes the word "epic" is used as a noun instead of an adjective. On Memorial day I climbed my first route in Yosemite National park.  The route was Snake Dike on the iconic monolith Half Dome.  It was definitely my greatest epic.

Half Dome
Adventure
Gabriel Lacktman
Red Rock Rendezvous: Day 2

Day two of the RRR climbing festival was the busiest.  We volunteered with Access Fund to help define trails around the Kraft Boulders, lead a trad route in our climbing clinic, and partied like a "rock star"  get it?  Like rocks, rock climbing, boulders, ehhh  just read and see!

Red Rock Rendezvous: Day 2

Sarasota

Little Sarasota Bay

Little Sarasota Bay

The trip was low key, about 4 hours, with all the equipment provided. Billed as: Quiet Water Kayak Trip: Enjoy leisurely paddling and observation at a variety of sites difficult to visit by any other means, sounds perfect to me!

Caspersen Beach: Hunting for Shark Teeth

Caspersen Beach: Hunting for Shark Teeth

I always heard about "The Shark Tooth Beach" as a kid, but oddly never made it out.  Now is the time, next stop Caspersen Beach. We had poker faces not telling each other what we found. It was hilarious, the longer we looked, the less we found.  The less we found the more we WANTED to find them, and the hunt was on!