Run For Your Life – A Trip Report and Essay on Traditional Climbing Ethics (October 2025)

On October 30th I redpointed the notorious Run For Your Life (5.10b R) in Joshua Tree National Park, after taking a huge fall from the final move 24 hours earlier. This article is a trip report in essay form, examining the polarizing topic of traditional climbing ethics.

November 12, 2025 1

Commitment – Joshua Tree 2025 (Part One, Week One)

Bobbi Clemmer and I returned to Joshua Tree National Park for our second annual two week winter escape, where we climbed... and climbed... and climbed. This article is split into two parts, and features a brief creative piece on commitment as well as a traditional trip report.

February 24, 2025 0

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