Training for Moonlight Buttress, Roberto and I were short on time one weekend but long on energy. We decided to hit Eagle Peak and just climb everything we could get our hands on! The plan was simple: show up and punch out as many pitches as possible with the time we had.
Over the last year and a half I have been lucky enough to put together a spectacular list of long climbs: Dream of Wild Turkeys, Levitation 29, The Original Route, Rainbow Country and Moonlight Buttress, but none of them really felt like they were my trip. It never felt like success or failure rested on my shoulders. So I figured it was time to plan my own trip and climb a big wall with all the pressure on me. I chose the Original Route on the Rainbow Wall for two reasons; first, I had done it before, so I knew I could do it again, and second, it is close to San Diego. More »
Was thinking that if I was headed up to Alaska, etc where bad weather is the rule, not the exception, that purchasing some kind of weather insurance wouldn’t be a bad idea. I know that WeatherBill.com sells e.g. call options on CDD, HDD, rainfall indices. More »
Goals create motivation, motivation leads to goals. It’s cyclical. Without one, it’s hard to have the other, but with both anything is possible. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard people say “that’s my dream climb.” Dreams are for the thinkers, goals are for the doers. I’ve learned that once my dreams become my goals, they quickly become my accomplishments. Sometimes it’s hard, but I always end up with a smile on my face and memories for a lifetime. More »
Looking back on this trip all I can remember are the breathtaking views, the phenomenal rock climbing and the laughs, but that is only half of the story. Be forewarned this is not your typical trip report. More »
