Vertical Nomads

Mt Rainier via Liberty Ridge Ice, Snow, Alpine 10500′, Grade IV Cascade Range / Mount Rainier National Park, Washington 14,411 ft (4,392 m)   Mountains

Frogland, 5.8 Trad, 6 pitches, 700′, Grade III Red Rocks Canyon, Las Vegas, Nevada (March, 2018)   It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

Alpine Climbing in Sequoia Sequoia National Park, California (March, 2018)    “Mountaineering is cleverly finding the easiest way up a mountain. Alpine climbing is cleverly

American Alpine Club: 20 of 20,000 A United Community Of Competent Climbers And Healthy Climbing Landscapes ~ American Alpine Club   To read my story

Ice Climbing in Bozeman Bozeman, Montana (December, 2017) The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters ~ Conrad Anker  

Solar Slab, 5.7 Trad, 13 pitches, 1220′, Grade III Red Rocks Canyon, Las Vegas, Nevada   What makes the desert beautiful, is that somewhere it

    Mt Whitney via the East Face, 5.7 Trad, Alpine, 13 pitches, 1000′, Grade III Sierra Nevada/ Inyo County, California 14,505 ft (4,421 m)   For

Ice Climbing Wish List   The mountains seem to have conquered us long before we set foot on them, and they will remain long after

  Rock Climbing Wish List   The best climber in the world is the one having the most fun! ~ Alex Lowe A list of

Alpine Climbing Wish List     The architecture or look of a line is really important to me, and often ice can add something to