Favorite Trips and Climbs
Mt Hood & Mt St Helens 2024
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Pear Lake Ski Hut 2024
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Record Snowfall in Mammoth 2023
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Mt Conness North Ridge 2022
My friend Jacob and I climbed the North Ridge of Mt Conness on 10/21/2022. Click to view.
Skiing 2022
I got an Icon pass this year, and did a bunch of skiing! Mammoth, Copper, Mt Bachelor (twice). A family trip to Alta and Snowbird. Click to view.
Joshua Tree
Poppin' the top at Joshua Tree
Cathedral Peak, Yosemite 2020
On October 25, 2020, Jacob and I climbed Cathedral Peak. Click to view.
Mt Russell, Fishhook Arete 2020
On July 19, 2020, Jacob and I attempted the Fishhook Arete on Mount Russell. Click here to view.
Lake below Matterhorn Peak in the Sierra.
Pear Lake Winter Hut Ski Tour 2020
In Sequoia National Park, 2/9/2020, starting from Wolverton trailhead, a 6-mile ski up and in to the Pear Lake Winter Hut at about 9000ft. Click to view.
Mt Conness West Ridge 2019
On November 2, 2019, Max and I climbed the West Ridge of Mount Conness. Click to view.
Sun Ribbon Arete 2019
On August 8, 2019, Jacob and I climbed the Sun Ribbon Arete on Temple Crag. Click to view.
North Ridge of Mt Conness 2018
On September 29, 2018, I climbed the North Ridge on Mount Conness with my friend Eric. Click to view.
Ostrander Hut Ski Tour 2018
From February 19 to 21, 2018, my buddy Dr. Eric from San Francisco and I did a ten mile ski tour to the Ostrander hut.
East Ridge of Mt Russell 2017
On 10/11/2017 I made a solo trip over a few days to hike up to the Whitney area and traverse Mt Russell's east ridge.
Third Pillar of Dana 2017
I climbed the Third Pillar of Dana in Tuolumne on 9/8/17 with partner Jacob.
Tushar Mountains, UT 2017
In early April 2017, Karen and I left Ben at Grandma's and did a ski tour over a couple days in the Tushar Mountains in southern Utah.
Mt. Conness 2016
I climbed the North Ridge of Mt. Conness in Tuolumne on 9/23/16 with friends Michelle and Rob.
Mt. Whitney East Buttress
I climbed the East Buttress (right-hand skyline, above) with friends Tony and Adam.
Sierra & Other Southern California Climbs
Mount Agassiz summit panorama
Moon Goddess Arete, left of center on Temple Crag, was my first long alpine route, many years ago.
The beautiful Tahquitz Rock above Idyllwild is my "home crag," and I have been climbing there since I started.
Chamonix, France
Karen and I traveled to France for our friends' wedding. We took a side trip to Paris as well as to Chamonix in the French Alps. Here, an extreme skier prepares to ski-paraglide.
Famous alps, well-known among climbers. Right to left: Dent du Geant, Grand Jorasses, Aiguille du Grepon, Grands Charmoz, Les Drus.
Climbers on the Arete des Cosmiques below Mont Blanc.
We stayed in rooms at the Chateau de Challain in the Loire Valley, where our friends Jason and Fiona were married.
Everest Region, Nepal
One of the first big trips that Karen and I took after we met was a trek to the Everest Region in Nepal. Among the sights we visited in Kathmandu was the stupa at Swayambhunath.
I like to think of this photo as "Map of Thamel"--an apt symbol of the tourist district in Kathmandu.
The trek begins after a flight from Kathmandu to the mountain landing strip at Lukla. Here, one of many giant, scripture-carved boulders on the way to Everest.
The terraced mountain slopes of Namche Bazaar.
Thamserku
Ama Dablam
Nearing the upper Khumbu Valley.
Karen above the Khumbu Glacier.
Our high point on Kala Patar at 18,000 feet. Everest is to the left, Lhotse to the right.
Everest and Lhotse.
Glacier
Pumori
Half Dome, Yosemite
In 2001, my friend David and I climbed the Regular Northwest Face route on Half Dome in Yosemite. The route is 23 pitches, and we climbed it mostly free up to 5.11, aiding the bolt ladders and a few other very hard sections.
The route goes up the left skyline, topping out just left of the "visor" at the top.
The route from the base.
Looking up one of the notorious chimneys in the "Zig Zags."
Looking out of one of the chimneys.
Looking down from high on the route.
We climbed pretty much nonstop for 15 hours on day one, from 4:00 am to 7:00 pm, reaching Big Sandy Ledge about three-quarters of the way up just in time to settle in for the night.
The next morning we topped out before noon. Here we are below the visor with just a couple more pitches to go.
On the summit!
View a really cool interactive map that shows the entire route and allows you to zoom in, add/remove layers, etc.
Prodigal Sun, Zion NP
In 2002, I aid climbed Prodigal Sun in Zion, to the right of center. You may be able to make out a climber in red in an alcove near where the lower third of the climb is hidden in shadow.
The launch.
My partner Dave.
Dave leading a pitch.
Taking a break on a ledge, higher on the route.
Loving it!
A stiched-together panorama, with the Touchstone route on the canyon opposite us. We ended up topping out at around 2:30 am and had to hike the four miles out to our campsite at the park entrance.
Summit photo taken during a hike to the top.
