The wind was as strong as I could handle. Getting closer to the top I had to cling to the slope many a time to prevent the wind from blowing me off the mountain...
On the summit A LOT - Pullharder FWA of Evolution Traverse
After months of banter, postponing and planning, our “super secret plan” to stamp Pullharder on the First Winter Ascent of Peter Croft’s Evolution Traverse was ready to be launched into action
Single Push of NE Ridge of Lone Pine Peak in Winter
“I believe. I believe. I believe.” Staring at the ceiling of my car, parked at the foot of Lone Pine Peak. 2:45 a.m. on a February morning, trying to psyche myself through the doubts that kept creeping through my head. “It is within me. Believe.”
Winter Whitney Linkup: Car-to-Car East Face and East Buttress, Solo
I love soloing alpine because I can reflect and take in the fantastic vistas when I want to stop, and I'm able to zoom at my own pace when I feel good.
Returning from an ascent of Bear Creek Spire this weekend, Konstantin and I got into the topic of Winter climbing. This conversation, transcribed essentially verbatim, contains pretty diverse perspectives on why we go to the Sierra in Winter.
The Sierra season is short, we are told. July through September, then the snows come. True, but in the Range of Light, the sun comes out again after the storm and warms the rock faces.
Can't Touch It! Winter Ascent of Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse
Many cruxes were identified as we made our way up the drainage heading towards the Palisade Glacier. The perfect combination of conditions, psych, and weather had to come together before the mountains would permit our passage.
Winter Ascent of the Northeast Ridge of Lone Pine Peak, 2008
The sun was getting pretty low, and I was getting worried we wouldn’t find a bivy spot. It was starting to get cold and windy, and the ridge looked knife-edge for as far as I could see.
