If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a thousand pictures must be worth…um…damn it man, I am a linguist.  Its a lot of words.  So watch this… More »

WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE?

There are two potential answers to this question… More »

This isn’t the typical tale of an epic.  While we spent the night on the summit of Tahquitz, there was no fear, shivering, hunger or thirst.  Instead, we shared wine, cheese, baguettes, flasks, and smiles.  We had EPIC FUN! More »

Denali has a split personality. On the one hand, it is “The High One,” the stately and lofty red and white ruler. But it is also De-gnar-li, the snow-choked, windy, frigid monster. In summer, you get to see a lot of the former in nice weather windows. But the latter rears its head even more often. And yes we got to see him up close and personal. More »

A random idea spawned by Roberto during a late night drinking session turned into one of the more amazing things that pullharder has ever done.  Pullharder is nothing if not a nexus of pushing limits while having fun.  We know how to push our limits, but it’s often difficult to inspire others to push theirs.  Well, it happened during our First Annual Pullharder Marathon! 
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Most weekends you can find the pullharder crew suffering in the high Sierras, fighting their way up big walls or training…hard!  However, one weekend a year we take a break to meet up with friends from all over the country and enjoy ourselves.  It just so happens that our idea of a good time is a costume party/BBQ 160 feet off the deck. More »

There were falls into the engulphing blackness. Some pitches were onsighted, others not. There was blood, both fake and real. Cloaks blew in the wind, and mezmerized in the moonlight. An adventure was sought, and experienced. It was a good night….. More »

Totem Cams have come up with a truly innovative design that holds much potential to provide excellent holding power in tricky placements while at the same time maintaining a large expansion range and light weight.

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Here are links to NOAA.gov for exact climbing areas…not the nearest city ( I will be updating and improving this, I just wanted to be able to use it) More »

Yup, you heard right: Pullharder is hosting a Marathon, 10 miler and a 10K! Consider this the opportunity of a lifetime. More »

The one of the hardest part about being a climber is trying to convey the experience of climbing to others.  It is as if you know the answer, but you can’t articulate it.  You have a great story, but can’t tell it.  I have had similar experiences trying to tell a story to someone who doesn’t speak the same languages as me.  What makes it frustrating is that there are words that describe the experience, but the meaning of those words is far removed from their conventional definitions.  How do you define “mysteriously technical”, “mind blowing” even if you could recount the movements of a climb; even if you could describe the sounds of a day, it is still impossible to impart upon others the experience that you had.  It is yours and yours alone.  You want to share it, but you can’t.  This is the curse of climbing.

A couple of weeks ago we had the opportunity to check out the new climbing gym in San Diego that we had been hearing about. The main attractions (in my mind) are 52 ft lead walls, top out bouldering walls, a bunch of cracks at different sizes, and a weight room.  Mesa Rim is scheduled for a grand opening on May 22nd. More »

Roberto was kind enough to throw this video together from his trip bouldering in Hueco. More »

Check it out:

http://ngadventure.typepad.com/blog/2010/02/readers-choice-adventurer-of-the-year-the-votes-are-in.html

Adventurers of the year.  That’s right.

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Information we could have used beforehand.

Transportation from Geneva

The absolute best way to get from Geneva to Chamonix is to go to chamexpress.com and spend 25 euro on a van ride directly to where you want to go.  They speak english, and you can schedule a pickup time and place online. More »

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I’ve been meaning to do this for a while so now that I am finally healing up, I figured I write up my accident report and see what feedback anyone had so that something could be taken away from what happened. More »

Another beautiful weekend in Joshua Tree and a few more sweet routes ticked. After a lazy saturday-morning wakeup Josh and I made it to the park before noon and headed straight for Hidden Arch, an amazing left leaning corner just to the left of Loose Lady. This thing is pretty hard, with funky crimping outside the corner followed by body-englishing your way up the corner. A total Scotty route. More »

Ben and I hit Woodson today with the goal of doing thirty routes.. BLITZKRIEG DAY!!

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Not to be outdone by Shay’s Pullharder-Exploration Division (PhD), I’m starting PUllharder Sport-climbing SYndicate (PUSSY). Everyone who thinks sport-climbing is the best and only aspect of climbing is welcome to join. We get together several times a week to hangdog and wank on bolted routes. No skills are required, you just have to talk big. More »

What it is:

The Pullharder-Exploration Division (PhD) is a division of Pullharder.org aimed at exploring new climbing terrain in the surrounding mountain regions. More »

The Kearsarge Pass is but a small lull in the blocky granite ridge that runs between Mt. Gould and University peak. The scree and tallus of Mt. Gould’s southern slopes fall away from the east and west to reveal a stark and bony ridgeline which steadily slithers upwards towards University peak. It is the skeleton of the Sierra, growing with every seismic episode and aged by the very weather it creates. More »

Back in February of 2006, I climbed my first multi-pitch route. I had been climbing for about 3-4 months at the time, mostly indoors and on toprope. My hands were still soft, my forearms puny, my gear still shiny, but my mind was gung-ho on this new sport More »

We celebrated Kostas’ birthday in fine style: More »

The sunrise in the Buttermilks was glorious as usual, blah, blah, blah. I vaguely remember waking up for a split second and seeing an incredible light show playing out on the underside of the clouds on the eastern horizon, but it was probably just a dream. More »

This was the weekend of the big fires (October 2007). If anyone knows the proper way to do the video conversion from NTSC 720×480 (widescreen) to mp4/youtube format, please let me know. More »

In this season of hard training and pushing your limits, I figured I would post up a reminder that you need to listen to your body. Very carefully. More »

Climbers who fuck, not fuckers who climb: More »

Avalanches suck. The photo below is from blatant early season stupidity, four years ago in Washington, resulting in a 1/2 to 1 foot crown and a 500 foot ride, a sprained ankle, a shitty walk out, and a super fun ER visit. More »

Just having some fun. More »

Thought I’d post some photos of this amazing boulder problem in the Outback, Joshua Tree. More »

While I’m posting here, I figured I would recount my 23rd birthday celebration from May 15, 2006 to inspire you all to continue the tradition. By the way, I’m turning 25 this May, and I plan to come up with a challenge. See www.birthdaychallenge.com for inspiration for your own challenge. More »

Mission Gorge will always occupy a special place in my heart. It was there that I first climbed outdoors, first lead a trad climb with the 5 pieces of gear I owned at the time and subsequently fell and ripped out my first piece and decked. More »

Okay, assholes. Since nobody is posting anything to PH, I’ll stick this little TR from when the fires were raging, the gym was closed, and we had to fucking crank! More »

See Josh’s onsight attempt on Equinox. More »

On the way back from Joshua Tree, Josh, Alex, Albert, and myself stopped at Texas Lucy’s in Temecula. We gorged ourselves on flatulence inducing grub, made obscene comments about the waitresses (whose ass cheeks and cleavage are more apparent than the Bush administration’s hypocrisy), and talked about climbing. More »

Exciting stuff. More »

Charles gives a tour of the Stone House More »

Watching an avalanche from the Greenwood-Locke route More »

Scotty gets the screaming barfies. More »

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Well I would like to report a successful Hell Hike on Wednesday in rural Escondido.

A luring road promptly sent us to a small trail that passed by some graffiti and then dumped us in friendly chaparral to thrash about for awhile. More »

Charles and I got spanked. We got on the magnificent dike, only to be shut down by the monumental task of handrilling all the bolts. Hand drilling on lead is simultaneously tedious and frightening. We slugged in 4 more bolts and pushed the route 100 feet higher….but the hardest climbing still remains. More »

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