Mt Gould 30 August 2017 I drove up to Bishop a day before my family arrived for our big North Lake to South Lake hike to grab our permits. I intended to climb the north ridge of Mt Tom but…
Mt Starr King
Mt Starr King 22 July 2017 Fuck me I just deleted most of this goddamn post. All I had to do was hit the ‘Update’ button a few times and everything would have come up roses. All those stupid words…
Temple Crag — Venusian Blind Arete
Temple Crag — Venusian Blind Arete 17 July 2017 In what I am very pleased is starting to look like an annual tradition, Erik and I completed another fine climb in the High Sierra. (Last year it was the East…
Mokelumne Peak
Mokelumne Peak 17 June 2017 ‘Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every…
Bloody Mountain & Mt Morrison
Bloody Mountain & Mt Morrison 20-21 May 2017 Bill, Craig, Ting, and I teamed up for some springtime fun on the beloved Eastside. Craig joined us for Bloody Couloir on Saturday and took off to snowboard with his wife Sunday,…
Ski Mini-Touring
I Do Not Know How to Ski How Hard Can It Be? Spring 2017 Edition I spent the winter of 2016-17 in a very lonely place. Namely the La-Z-Boy recliner in my room studying for my Civil Engineering Professional Engineering…
Squawking Crow
Culvert Inspection in Sonoma County 31 January 2017 The winter of 2017 brought a tremendous amount of water to California. This caused the state to become concerned about the continued performance of culverts along a stretch of US-101 in Sonoma…
North Palisade
North Palisade 17 September 2016 Craig, Bill, and I hit the Palisades from Bishop Pass. Last year I ran up the SW Chute solo and got wrecked in the summit bowl by a nasty storm (my first encounter with The…
Mt Whitney — East Buttress
Mt Whitney — East Buttress 15 September 2016 This summer Erik, a climbing guide I’ve worked with in the past, generously offered to climb the East Buttress with me as equals, at least in spirit. No guide fees, just two…
Dragon Peak
Dragon Peak & University Peak 23-24 July 2016 Eric, Craig, Cory, and I set off for University Peak on Saturday morning. Eric was not feeling well from a bad batch of beef on his last traverse (or was it unfiltered…