How leave the second pack in the car

Leading with a pack (or even following) can be quite the energy drain. Even if the pack is light, you’ll...

The Becky-Chouinard in a day

This must be one of the most talked-about climbs in Canada, and certainly in the Bugaboos. I mentioned in my...

A while ago I wrote about some of the multi-pitch harness essentials I always carry with me while climbing. One...

When I went to Chamonix a few months ago, I bought a 60x6mm accessory chord to accompany the 60m single...

Two years ago, I first climbed Mt. Stuart with Carson. It was my first large alpine objective and ended up...

Since I have been in Chamonix, I feel like I have done a little bit of everything: alpine ice climbing,...

One of the challenges with Chamonix this year has been the *relatively* small selection of routes that are in, accessible,...

The more I climb as a party of three with competent folks, the more I am convinced that it can...

On Monday (6/20) and Tuesday (6/21), new friends Dalit (Israel), Kyriakos (Cyprus) and I finally were able to make a...

I think I have started nearly every one of my blogs while in Chamonix with something along the lines of...