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Man, myth and rock climbing legend Peter Croft once called the West Ridge of Conness the best route he’d ever done in the Sierra. Granted, Peter has said that about a lot of routes he’s climbed. And they were usually 5 grades harder. And climbed without a rope. Or any partner in sight. But what...
Every job has its occupational hazards, right? For some, it’s carpal tunnel syndrome. For others, ionizing radiation, barotrauma, explosions or hazardous biological exposure. As a climbing and mountaineering guide in the Eastern Sierras of California, the list can be long. I’d like to focus on one: Mosquitos. The occupational hazard that stood out most on...
I didn’t pull a single all-nighter during my years in college. That’s what I got for being a relatively well-prepared Gaucho who (generally) didn’t leave things until the last minute. How things change… At some point during the decade since giving up my sombrero, I developed a penchant for late-night drives to and from mountain...
If Karsten Delap were an animal, he’d be a Grolar Bear. Also known as a Pizzly Bear. A rare combination of Bear-ish types that keeps you guessing. Just when you think Karsten is coming undone (…generally needs a Venti Mocha Frappucino with no whipped cream and a short straw in order to function…) he breaks...
I’d never climbed with a BozeMan- or BozeWoman, for that matter- before this trip. If you’d asked me what a BozePerson looked like, I would have said, “hmmm, long arms, big furry feet…good at ice climbing?” The three Montanans I climbed with at Red Rocks were more like a species from the future than from...