Standing 14,019′ tall, Middle Palisade sits in the center of the highest continuous ridge along the Sierra Crest. With grueling terrain and deceiving metrics, this mountain climb was surprisingly more challenging than expected. Cross country navigation, high streams, a glacier crossing, and thousands of feet of exposed rock scrambling, at high altitude, made for a serious commitment.

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.

Dominating the the northern California landscape rests Mount Shasta. Sitting 14,179' above sea level, and visible from 140 miles away, this volcano is the icon of the Cascades mountain range.  Follow along as a we climb 7,300' over 11.5 miles to reach the summit.

1000' of alpine style ridge line in Oregon's premier climbing destination. The Marsupials Traverse is the longest climb in Smith Rock State Park. Runout and with dangerous falls, fortunately the climbing is pretty "easy," though some of this is on loose rock.

Who would ever guess there is a bolted multipitch rock climb right inside Griffith Park?  We set off for some adventure climbing and never left the backyard of Los Angeles.

We took a road trip to Scottsdale, Arizona to capture the summits of two prominent peaks. Read about the granite grunting up Tom's Thumb and Pinnacle Peak.

February 4th 2017 we braved the heavy snowfall to climb some long pitches of ice on the June Lake crags.

October 1st, 2016 we made a shoulder season bid for California's third tallest summit, White Mountain Peask, 14,242'.

Mount Williamson is the second highest peak in the Sierras standing 14,375' above sea level.  Follow along this grueling backpacking adventure up the short, steep, and treacherous route finding that is George Creek.

Perhaps Tuolumne’s most classic wide climb. It is intimidating, polished, and is many climbers’ introduction to chimney and offwidth. Although it’s low-angle, the climbing grabs your attention with frequent runouts or awkward chimney moves.

The Matthes Crest is one of the most classic knife-edge ridges anywhere. Stunning scenery, fun climbing, and stomach- churning exposure combine to make Matthes Crest a true gem. Five star alpine climbing that is better than I dreamed of, and I dreamed about it for some time!

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.

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

My second go around at the Las Vegas rock climbing festival RED ROCK RENDEZVOUS.  Highlights include mostly activities outside of actual climbing; trail painting with Jeremy Collins, pancakes with Hans Florine, and parties with Peter Croft.

A long overdue visit to New Jack City was everything it could have been cracked up to be.  Great weather, great climbing, great company.  Pushing leads, pushing grades,  taking aim and firing away!