Bloody Corner - Car to Car 14 hours September 4th 2012 Background: It had been a while since Jeremy and I had climbed together (One year ago - El Capitan) and it had been a while since I had climbed rock in the Sierras (One year as well) - so we decided to [...]
Lurking Fear - El Capitan September 21 to September 26 2012 Background: Life is crazy at times. This past year was characterized by taking risks. I quit my job that I loved and moved away from the city of Santa Monica. I packed my bags with climbing gear and flew down to Peru [...]
Alpamayo French Direct August 11th to August 15th 2012 Background: Climbing Alpamayo was the alpine goal of my trip. I had seen photos of Scott Swaney and Aysel Gezik on the route one year ago and I was instantly attracted. The climbing looked "bad-ass." It was such a beautiful line on such a [...]
The Road To La Esfinge August 4th to August 8th 2012 Background: I had dreamed of climbing La Esfinge from the day I heard about its existance four years ago. I had traveled to Hauraz to climb but I had very little time or experience. I ended up getting altitude sickness and decided [...]
Ranrapalca - Getting It Done July 23rd - July 26th Background I was feeling strong after my last climb so I decdied to team up with Adam and 4 bad ass Chileans the climb Ranrapalca. The mountain is 20,2017 feet and this year has rarely been summited. The route has been climbed many [...]
Getting High on HuamashrajuJuly 18-Jul 21Backgroud:I spent the night of the 17th dry heaving, unable to eat and with a mild fever. I went to bed thinking I would not be able to stick with our original plan: a simple walk up Pisco. I decided to pop a Cipro in the morning and after an hour [...]
South Face Washington Column Rope Solo June 9-11 2012 Background: I had been debating climbing another big wall route solo ever since my trip up Moonlight Buttress in February. I distinctly remember telling myself “I am never going to do this shit again” and “That was the hardest thing I have done in [...]
Skull Queen Happy Birthday to me May 12-14 2012 Background: Lea approached me asking if I wanted to do a big wall with her. She had always been interested, had all her personal gear and was super motivated; so I said sure. We chose Skull Queen on Washington Column in Yosemite. It was [...]
Tahquitz My birthday Challenge (31 pitches in a day-although I am turning 28): May 6th 2012 The Challenge: Hamik and I somehow got the crazy idea in our head that if it was easy to climb 30 pitches in Joshua Tree in a day, then Tahquitz would be doable. Somehow we talked ourselves into [...]
Climbing the Nose on El Capitan had always been such a powerful goal of mine. So in September of this past year, after a successful ascent, I was left wondering what to do next. I decided to take three months off of climbing and did what any regular 27 year old male would [...]