Kings-Kern High Route: An 80 Mile Off-Trail Exploration over Twelve Passes...
The alpine of the Eastern Sierra might be the most special place in the world to me. It is my most reliable place where “the magic happens” for true mountain adventures. As with any real adventure, it...
View ArticleA Primer on Adventures while Traveling Morocco
Summary I had a really good time in Morocco when I wasn’t in a city and an okay time when in a city. The mosaic, ceramic, rug art was really enjoyable and everywhere. Driving was mostly fine. Being a...
View ArticleFilmy Fortresses at Ait Benhaddou
I figured the UNESCO heritage site of the Ait Benhaddou Ksar would be large and impressive given it is a major tourist attraction. However, my imagination was a bit greater than reality. I expected the...
View ArticleClimbing the Steep Canyon Walls of the Todra Gorge
It was photos of climbing on the steep orange walls of the Todra Gorge that initially peaked my interest in Morocco. While Tafraout in the Anti-Atlas Mountains was more of a granite trad area, Todra is...
View ArticleClimbing in the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Tafraout
While it was sport climbing on the steep canyon walls of the Todra Gorge that caught my eye to put Morocco on my map, it was the area of Tafraout that solidified my trip. The Anti-Atlas Mountains are...
View ArticleHidden Pools in Ifeni Canyon, Morocco
Ifeni Canyon was my second technical canyon with Ahmed from Anti-Atlas Adventures after Ifelou Ihedan (V4 A3 II, 60m). It was a very natural canyon with a lot of deeper pools requiring swimming and it...
View ArticleSpontaneity in the Grand Canyon of the Aoukerda
Rains from a couple days prior canceled my canyoning trip due to high cold flow so I laid in bed, considering whether I drive South to see how the Anti-Atlas Mountains transition to the Sahara Desert....
View ArticleShooting the Pipe in Ifelou Ihedan Canyon, Morocco
I wasn’t sure what to expect from my first technical canyon in the Tafraout area of Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains. There is a short French canyoneering book here, a guide company, but it’s not...
View ArticleThe Seven Lakes Road on Ruta 40 to San Martin de los Andes
Between Bariloche and San Martin de los Andes is the Seven Lakes Road section of Ruta 40 that really encapsulates so much of the Lakes District reputation of beauty. Every twenty minutes in this 100...
View ArticleEl Bosque Tallado in Bolsón, Argentina
El Bolsón is described as a hippy town and that is kind of true with a large artist market and many wood sculptures at the center and nearby Lago Puelo. That said, it is kinda a commercialized artistic...
View ArticleClimbing the Aquila (Needles) and Torres (Towers) of Frey, Argentina
From the Frey Refugio, it’s hard to count all the climbable towers circling the Laguna Tonchek, but it’s easy to imagine their shapes as cannons, faces, animals, chopsticks and hand gestures. The...
View ArticleSteep Overhangs at The Red River Gorge
In mid-September I had the honor of being invited on a friend’s climbing trip out to The Red River Gorge, KY. It was an easy yes just for the huge joy I get from spending many days laughing and...
View ArticleCar-Car up Bear Creek Spire at 13,700 ft
Bear Creek Spire’s North Arete (5.8, 1,000 ft, 10p) is a classic Eastern Sierra alpine route to a 13,700 ft summit. I first attempted it as a newer climber in October and high wind conditions, luckily...
View ArticleClimbing the Featured, Epic South Face of Charlotte Dome
Charlotte Dome, South Face (5.8, 12p, 1,500ft) is a 100 Classic Climb of North America. It is a bit too long to car-car (12mi, 3,000 ft from Eastside), so my friend Kevin and I decided to do it in two...
View ArticleStumbling Upon the Bluest Alpine Lake in the Sierra
To have an adventure there must be uncertainty and typically discomfort which pays off with surprise, presence and exploration. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in Kings Canyon and for this...
View ArticleSolid Granite and Short Approaches in Squamish
Two days before my flight a forest fire had started just outside our booked campsite and reservations were canceled, the forecast had rain every day starting halfway through the ten day trip, but I...
View ArticleGoing Deep Down Dothraki Canyon
Recently I spent a week out in the Zion area with some best buds canyoneering some classics. While Mystery and The Subway get all the hype, others such as Dothraki are diamonds outside the park without...
View ArticlePlated Granite Climbing in West Cochise Stronghold
I’m not sure how I heard about the desert wilderness granite climbing area called Cochise Stronghold in SE Arizona 40 miles from the Mexican border, but I think I first peeked a look at these domes...
View ArticleLagomarsino Canyon Petroglyphs
New to Reno in 2023, I attempted this hiking route up the Long Valley Creek river canyon towards the Lagomarisino Petroglyph site at 39.44359, -119.57045 at the end of November. From the hiking stats...
View ArticleDescent into the Crater of Doom
There is a group of canyons that drop into Fall Canyon from a multi-descent day Scott Swaney did in 2014 descending several canyons. Crater of Doom (3A III 6r 120 ft) was the furthest in and provided...
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