The Reluctant Alpinist

When a friend of mine reached out because a spot became available on her backpacking permit, the answer was a no-brainer. This was both my l

Two and a half days with over 40 miles of pristine wilderness all to ourselves. Doing the loop in late Fall brought us short days, long...

So, this one's a long post... but it represents three whole days worth of adventuring, so here we go! Our crew ventured off on our annual...

My first trip to the Eastern Sierras during the summer. Our objective was Crystal Crag. The night before we took advantage of long days,...

This spring we sprinted south to the High Sierra to take advantage of the low snow year to enjoy some solitude in a rarely visited corner...

In late March Kyle and I headed north on I-5 to climb and ski Mt. Shasta. With more than 7,000' vertical gain from the parking area at...