Devils Crags 23 June 2018 From the pangs of fear and freedom writ large on backwoods mountain ridgelines — this should be pretty easy for any climber to understand. Garrett’s infectious enthusiasm for climbing all the big peaks as soon…
Enormocast
In an era when everyone seems to have a podcast, this is my favorite. Simple, intimate interviews with climbers without any gimmicks. An English teacher told me writers enjoy nothing more than writing about writing. I think the same could…
Tour de Cascades: Mt Adams
Mt Adams 1 May 2018 I had some time off work (contract stuff for Navy) recently, and decided to spend two weeks in the Pacific Northwest, bagging peaks and visiting old friends. You gotta make time for old friends. Because…
Tour de Cascades: Mt St Helens
Mt St Helens 30 April 2018 The clouds rolled in this sweet spring morn. And they never did burn off which was just fine by me. Over the years I’ve come to accept the mountains as they are, just like…
Tour de Cascades: Mt Baker
Mt Baker 26 April 2018 Every now and then something comes along that you’ve really really been looking forward to. The kind of thing you plan months or years ahead of time and now it’s finally here. And you’re so…
First Ascent of The Nose historical material
Absolutely astounding some of the climbing history that is buried in the forum. I just stumbled onto this one after going down a major Supertopo wormhole. Needless to say my jaw dropped when I saw the quality climbing content posted…
White Mountain Peak
White Mountain Peak 15 January 2018 Every now and again I experience a fit of pent up rage / energy to such an extreme degree that its release requires an equally severe and prolonged bout of unadulterated physical exertion. No…
‘the best climbing short story ever written’
Here’s a rare Supertopo post from climbing legend, Royal Robbins: Royal Robbins on Supertopo And the short story from John Long: John Long: The Only Blasphemy You could spend a lifetime absorbing the rich history of climbing…hell you could spend…
