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Lost Coast Trail 13-15 September 2017 What if I told you there is a place beside the sea where no man has travelled for over a thousand years? You might (correctly) surmise that such a place does not exist in…

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 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 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 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 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,…

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…

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 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…