Subsistence Living in Haida Gwaii’s Small Communities
Of the few thousand people who live on Haida Gwaii, 1,000 live in the town of Daajing Giids near Robertson’s Island where I stayed on my visit. As I said introducing my kayaking trip here, it feels...
View ArticleRunnels in Goblin Canyon (3A III 5-9r 80ft)
This trip we decided to check out the Grapevine Mountain range which is a zone I haven’t spend time around in Death Valley because it’s in the North near the Scotty’s Castle section of the park. It...
View ArticleRed Wall Canyon (West Fork) Descent
There are three Red Wall Canyon descents: Main (1r 20ft) , West (5r 200ft), Northwest Fork (5r 150ft), We chose the option with the most rappels (it listed 10 at the time): Red Wall Canyon (West Fork)...
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...
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 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...
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