In the late 80′s in Seattle Washington, bars and clubs were crawling with bands that would be members of one of the most influential shifts in popular music. Years later these bands would be hailed as the end of the superficial music of the 80’s and the ushers to a new era in music. At [continue reading]
After the long hike to The Slab’s north face, I peeled off my drenched shirt and hung it on a nearby tree branch. The cold air and shady area quickly chilled my skin, leaving a slimy layer of sweat. We picked a warm-up route and I cinched my harness and grabbed some draws. When I [continue reading]
I love being reminded that I have great friends. Although the weekend was far too short, our trip to Moab for the Other Half marathon was reminiscent of a whirlwind Shelf trip from Nebraska when I was a college student. After arriving at our camp site in the Sand Flats at 1 am, we settled [continue reading]
The heat of summer put much of my Eldo wish list on hold, chasing us to shade and higher altitudes. Now that the 90 degree days have passed, the confounding sandstone on the massive Redgarden Wall is again inviting. Numerous beautiful, historical, heady 5.11s sit rarely touched, awaiting the next challenger. Among these are Le [continue reading]
This weekend marked a unique contrast of climbing. Friday and Saturday we were cranking away on crimps and pockets on Shelf Road’s characteristic sport routes while on Sunday, The Yellow Spur beckoned us skyward with pitch after varied pitch of quality. Doug captured a few fantastic images of our stormy time at Shelf. Check out [continue reading]
A week ago I tweaked my back and have been fighting the pain since. Over the weekend it felt good enough to check off one of the Boulder locals must-do’s that has thus far evaded my list: Soloing the 2nd Flatiron Ron, Grant, Ryan and I had a good time in beautiful weather climbing the [continue reading]
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