The Reluctant Alpinist

18 mile day hike on one of the longest days of the year to ski and pond skim at the Fountain of Youth in Desolation Wilderness.

Somehow we always get lucky with conditions on Steven's Peak and our first day out this season was no exception!

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...

Kyle and I spent our Thanksgiving break in Joshua Tree for the second year in a row. This time we got to bring our families camping and...

We found ourselves in Red Rock Canyon on a day too windy to climb. So we took it upon ourselves to see what other adventures awaited us...

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...

Making the most of a long weekend, we set out to climb Eagle Lake Buttress near Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe. It was a gorgeous day and the...

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...

We played tourist driving our mini van rental down the road to Hana. We stopped at so many beautiful destinations along the way.