North Early Winters Spire, NW Corner (5.9)
A True Burlfest With all the warm, dry weather recently, Jon and I figured that the Liberty Bell Group would be good for…
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Prusik Peak, West Ridge (5.7)
A New Chapter Two weeks after starting full time work, I got back together with Daniel and Logan for the first time in…
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Sawtooth Alpine Rock Climbing
Warbonnet Peak, SE Face (5.7) + Elephant’s Perch, Mountaineer’s Route (5.9) After we found out Kylie’s foot was broken on the Grand Teton,…
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Cirque of Towers
Pingora, NE Face (5.8+); Wolf’s Head, E Ridge (5.6); Haystack, Minor Dihedral (5.9) I am not sure when I first saw of the…
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Charlotte Dome, South Face (5.8)
Queen of the High Sierra Thanks to a friend’s recommendation, I stumbled across Charlotte Dome and its classic South Face back in February…
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Lone Pine Peak, North Ridge (5.7)
The Most Famous Peak Nobody Knows If you’re reading this, you have probably seen Lone Pine Peak. I first saw Lone Pine Peak…
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Temple Crag, Venusian Blind (5.7)
A Temple of Towers Temple Crag is an impressive peak. It features one of the most complicated faces in the High Sierra, nearly…
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Bear Creek Spire, North Arete (5.8)
Welcome to the High Sierra After climbing Fairview Dome the day before, we drove down to Mosquito Flats (enticing name, yes) and spent…
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Matthes Crest Traverse (5.5) + Cathedral Peak, SE Buttress (5.7)
A Yosemite Dream Ever since I saw photos of the knife-edge of Matthes Crest, I knew I had to climb it. The steep,…
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Tenaya Peak, NW Buttress (5.5)
A Slab Wonderland After a day resting in Reno, Kylie and I left her home after lunch and drove down towards Yosemite and…
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