The sense that one’s life is in the hands of the mountains can be as blinding as the endless white glaciers, and a thirst for glory can darken our better judgment more than the blackness of night

The opportunity to take you on your first climb, at age 61, was a dream come true for both of us on so many levels.

The Temple-Gayley-Sill traverse takes the obvious line from the summit of Tample crag, down and back up the ridge leading to Mt. Gayley, then down the ridge towards Mt. Sill and back up the Swiss Arete.

The Diamond in Winter is an objective that has clawed at my ambition since I moved to Colorado.

The new Infinite Loop method builds upon the continuous loop method for aid soloing

Wispy clouds churned around us like the vapors from a boiling cauldron, and for a moment our surroundings became dreamlike.

The Warrior is at home when engaged in war, when strategy is put to action. The Pirate is at home roaming the open seas. And the climber…well that’s what many climbers ponder

...and then the unthinkable happened…the snow picket ripped, I fell backwards, and started sliding at full speed down the 55 degree snow slope...

Our adventure on the Big Mac Couloir had been memorable, but now it was time to step it up

The first time I saw her it was love...it was lust, it was fear, desire, wonder, hope, tragedy, triumph, and a never-ending burst of emotion, galactic in scale and human all at once.

the Cleaver came into view, a jagged wall ribbed with corners and painted with rusty colored dikes, dominating the back of the cirque.

Click out of your skis, strap on your crampons, uncoil the ropes, tie in, grab your tools, kick some steps, and whoa! check out the bergschrund.