MyLifeAsAnIceClimber

Officially I am off-season now, winter is over and for now there will be no alpine season. I begin a new job 1 June so there is much to do i...

I took an hour or two of yesterday to get out crimp some stone, a long winter of cranking in my home dry-tool cave leaves me a little loopy ...

My son has an Xbox360, it is a remarkable machine that permits us to play a variety of games. As You winnow through the various games you ma...

I will be giving my first slide presentation in 10 years at Neptune Mountaineering at 8PM Thursday March 12, this is in Boulder, Colorado. P...

First of all thank any and all of you who have been fans, followed my writing, befriended me, given me beer, listened to my ale-soaked rambl...

Yes I know it's spelled Bare- back, I was just thinking about what a "bear" it is to climb roof routes without the spur! But w...

As of late I find it hilarious to be accused of engaging in "that there dry-tooling" to the detriment of "real climbing...