A major mishap.   This sequence shows the result of a short leader fall on the Moosedog Tower, Joshua Tree National Park in October 2002.

  • A short leader fall onto a sloping ledge caused a lot of damage. The fibula has snapped and the inner edge of the tibia has sheared off and been dragged underneath my leg. Luckily nothing went through my skin.
  • Two weeks later Dr. Graham Hurvitz demostrated his mastery of power tools and reassembled my ankle. I was never in a cast and aggressive physical therapy by Alan Edmundson began the week after surgery.
  • This side shot shows an interesting experiment. The hole just above the long screws is actually a polylactic acid screw holding the bones together while the ligaments heal. It has since dissolved and I'm back to climbing, skiing and running.

Night climbing on Gibraltar rock, Santa Barbara

  • Climbing by headlamp on Gibraltar rock above Santa Barbara. The route is rated around 5.6 in the daylight. Paul's headlamp illuminates the more difficult moves as he heads towards the big dipper in the sky above.

Triple Direct route, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, September 2006.   A very long climb with Kevin Steele and Paul Hewitt.

  • Playing around on the end of a rope just below the Great Roof of El Capitan. Kevin has just led this pitch and Paul is busy cleaning it.
  • Waking up and enjoying the view from a portaledge 2000 feet off of the ground
  • A portaledge bivy at Camp 5 on the original Nose route. We are a very long way above El Capitan meadow.
  • Paul leading and Roy belaying on pitch 29. This is the penultimate pitch and the view is probably the most spectacular in the valley.

A climb of Batian,   Mount Kenya,   September 2008

  • I spent a week on Mount Kenya, hiking in to the high peaks, and climbing Batian.
  • A detailed photo-essay can be found by clicking on any of these images

Telemark skiing

  • Telemark skiing at Big Sky, Montana. March 2006.