In the last week of July 2021, I completed a bucket list free-solo ascent of the ultra-classic Exum Ridge route on Wyoming's second tallest peak, the Grand Teton.
Ropeless on the Grand Teton – An Owen-Spalding Free Solo – Grand Teton N.P. (Sept. 2018)
In September of 2018, I completed my first climb and free-solo of the Grand Teton via the Owen-Spalding Route. Here's the story of what at the time was my most monumental and perspective shifting experience in these great mountains.
Up To Our Heads – Fat Man’s Misery Canyon – Canyoneering – Orderville, Utah (April 2021)
On April 19th, 2021, Bobbi Clemmer and I tried our hands at the West Fork of Fat Man's Misery, a remote slot canyon requiring multiple rappels and water crossings just outside Zion National Park
From a Local’s Perspective – A Grand Teton National Park Rescue
My experience as a responding party in a Grand Teton N.P. Search and Rescue operation
The True Reality of Ski Mountaineering – Bell Mountain’s West Face – Lemhi Range, ID (April 2020)
Our first views of Bell Mountain from the access road just off the Little Lost River Highway, with the west ridge in the left foreground relative to the summit. (April 18th, 2020) Bell Mountain, one of the prominent peaks in Idaho's incredibly remote Lemhi Range, was a sight to behold as we watched the sun... Continue Reading →