Climbing Galleries

Serenity Crack -> Sons of Yesteday with Messy (Oct 18, 2008) : A quick one day trip to Yosemite Valley to go climb Serenity Crack (3 pitches, 10d) to Sons of Yesterday (5 pitches, 10a) with Messy. Tiring... Awesome... Painful...

Serenity Crack -> Sons of Yesteday with Messy (Oct 18, 2008)

A quick one day trip to Yosemite Valley to go climb Serenity Crack (3 ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 3:06pm PST

CalDome_Nick's B-day_day1 (Sept 26, 2008) : Calaveras Dome... day 1. Climbed War of the Walls (10c) with Nick, Dean, and Ryan. Perfect temps (shade all day), saw some falcons, every pitch was memorable. Some kayaking ops near by... http://darinm.blogspot.com/2007/05/fantasy-falls-v-v-p-north-fork.html Day 2 http://telek.smugmug.com/gallery/6098331_qdg4T Funk's Pics http://www.g-funk.smugmug.com/gallery/6104702_UsSRQ Day 3 (Mtn. Biking N. Star) http://telek.smugmug.com/gallery/6099179_gMn37

CalDome_Nick's B-day_day1 (Sept 26, 2008)

Calaveras Dome... day 1. Climbed War of the Walls (10c) with Nick, De ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2008 3:56pm PST

CalDome_Nick's_B-day_day2 (Sept 27, 2008) : Day 2 of climbing at CalDome. Got on Hammer Dome. Funk and Sam joined us for day 2. Started off on Gemini Cracks with Sam, then rapped over the other kids doing Wings and Things. TRed some more climbs, but it was hot. And there were IPA's back at camp.

CalDome_Nick's_B-day_day2 (Sept 27, 2008)

Day 2 of climbing at CalDome. Got on Hammer Dome. Funk and Sam joine ...

Updated: Sep 29, 2008 12:15pm PST

Palisades Traverse with Stevee (Aug 3, 2008) - Journal : Did the small Palisades Traverse with Steve. A LONG day...

Palisades Traverse with Stevee (Aug 3, 2008) - Journal

Did the small Palisades Traverse with Steve. A LONG day...

Updated: Aug 18, 2008 2:11pm PST

Palisades Traverse with Splitboard Steve (Aug 3, 2008) : Did the Thunderbolt to Sill traverse with Stevee B. A long day. Made a few mistakes, but overall... it was just a LONG climb. Took us 22 hours car to car.

Palisades Traverse with Splitboard Steve (Aug 3, 2008)

Did the Thunderbolt to Sill traverse with Stevee B. A long day. Made ...

Updated: Aug 06, 2008 9:44am PST

Cardinal Pinnalce - Peter Croft!!! (Aug 2, 2008) : Did Cardinal Pinnacle with Steve... once... while Peter Croft ran laps around us... seriously... like 15 times. He's 50.

Cardinal Pinnalce - Peter Croft!!! (Aug 2, 2008)

Did Cardinal Pinnacle with Steve... once... while Peter Croft ran laps ...

Updated: Aug 05, 2008 12:45am PST

Watkins - All :

Watkins - All

Updated: Jun 27, 2008 10:55am PST

S. Face of Mt. Watkins with Nick (June 19, 2008) : Climbed the South Face of Mt. Watkins with Nick. Definitely the toughest climb I've ever done. Spent two nights on the wall. 19 pitches, heinous approach and descent, got a quick sierra storm, and took some nice falls. First ascent by Warren Harding, Yvon Chouinard, and Chuck Pratt over 5 days in 1964. They took 1.5 L/person/day. We took about 1.2 Gallons/person/day... and we were THIRSTY. Warren Harding was also superhuman. Many prominent roofs, ledges, and crack systems aren't marked on the topo, but we always thought, "what would the first ascent party do here" and after a climbing for a few minutes, we'd usually find a bolt or some other indicator that we were on route... adventure climbing at it's best. To hear about the first ascent, read Chuck Pratt's account here. http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=637156

S. Face of Mt. Watkins with Nick (June 19, 2008)

Climbed the South Face of Mt. Watkins with Nick. Definitely the toughe ...

Updated: Jun 24, 2008 8:03am PST

Yosemite with Bako (May 31, 2008) - Journal : Awesome trip to Yosemite with Smitty - Bakersfield... Did Snake Dike on Sat. Climbed at Five and Dime and Hiked Sentinel Dome and Taft Pt on Sun. Bako's pics here http://picasaweb.google.com/smitto78/YosemiteClimbingWithYu

Yosemite with Bako (May 31, 2008) - Journal

Awesome trip to Yosemite with Smitty - Bakersfield... Did Snake Dike o ...

Updated: Jun 18, 2008 1:15pm PST

Yosemite with Bako - Panos (May 31, 2008) : Panos from a Yosemite trip with Bako.

Yosemite with Bako - Panos (May 31, 2008)

Panos from a Yosemite trip with Bako.

Updated: Jun 13, 2008 12:00am PST

Yosemite - Snake Dike with Bako - All (May 31, 2008) :

Yosemite - Snake Dike with Bako - All (May 31, 2008)

Updated: Jun 03, 2008 11:44pm PST

Donner Lake Climb (April 26, 2008) : Climbing up at Donner Summit with Adam, Messy, and Kimbo

Donner Lake Climb (April 26, 2008)

Climbing up at Donner Summit with Adam, Messy, and Kimbo

Updated: May 21, 2008 11:56pm PST

Eagle Lake Cliffs (May 3, 2008) : Climbing with Nick, Messy, Chris up at Eagle Lakes. Awesome day of cragging...

Eagle Lake Cliffs (May 3, 2008)

Climbing with Nick, Messy, Chris up at Eagle Lakes. Awesome day of cr ...

Updated: May 21, 2008 11:49pm PST

Ancient Art w. Funk (Mar 19, 2008) : Part 1 of my Journey to Crested Butte with Funk... part 2 will probably be mostly on youtube... and dependedent on FUNK.

Ancient Art w. Funk (Mar 19, 2008)

Part 1 of my Journey to Crested Butte with Funk... part 2 will probabl ...

Updated: Mar 19, 2008 11:46pm PST

Beaver St. Wall (Sept 20, 2007) : http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/ba/sf38.htm Climbing in SF? Kinda... Definitely worth spending half a day here. Especially when you live 3 blocks away. Parts of the wall are so polished, you can see your reflection.

Beaver St. Wall (Sept 20, 2007)

http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/ba/sf38.htm Climbing in SF? Kinda... ...

Updated: Sep 25, 2007 12:02am PST

"Highly" Outguard-ed Spire (w/nick, June29, 2007) : Went up Slide Canyon to get on Incredible Hulk, but due to high winds we ended up on Outguard Spire... which kicked our asses. Hard. But we made it up and down without incident. The hardest climb I've ever done... btw, the rappel barely makes it with a 60 m rope...

"Highly" Outguard-ed Spire (w/nick, June29, 2007)

Went up Slide Canyon to get on Incredible Hulk, but due to high winds ...

Updated: Jul 02, 2007 9:20pm PST

Yosemite - Climbing Five Open Books w. Funk (May 17, 2007) : Climbed Munginella - > Selaginella, then Cave Route... hand hold broke and I tweaked my ankle. Slept at Boy's Town with Keith. Funk got on Generator Crack, jumped at Rainbow and drove home.

Yosemite - Climbing Five Open Books w. Funk (May 17, 2007)

Climbed Munginella - > Selaginella, then Cave Route... hand hold broke ...

Updated: May 19, 2007 12:52pm PST

Castle Rock with Matty (Apr 5, 2007) : Went climbing with Matty down at Castle Rock. What a beautiful place... thrashed by vandals... the rock is amazing... but the broken glass?

Castle Rock with Matty (Apr 5, 2007)

Went climbing with Matty down at Castle Rock. What a beautiful place. ...

Updated: Apr 18, 2007 5:56pm PST

Pie Shop Bouldering (Apr 1, 2007) : Bouldering the day after the Kirkwood Comp... after some frisbee golf and some bloody atkins.

Pie Shop Bouldering (Apr 1, 2007)

Bouldering the day after the Kirkwood Comp... after some frisbee golf ...

Updated: Apr 18, 2007 5:55pm PST

Yosemite and Grotto with Seth (July 20, 2004) : Went to the Grotto to warm up, and did Snake Dike the next day...

Yosemite and Grotto with Seth (July 20, 2004)

Went to the Grotto to warm up, and did Snake Dike the next day...

Updated: Jan 09, 2007 11:12am PST

Joshua Tree (post-Grand Canyon) : Hit up J-tree on the way back from the Grand.

Joshua Tree (post-Grand Canyon)

Hit up J-tree on the way back from the Grand.

Updated: Nov 30, 2006 2:52am PST

Castle Rock (May 2004) :

Castle Rock (May 2004)

Updated: Oct 31, 2006 2:04am PST

Leaning Tower with Matty (Sept 2003) : My second big wall experience, and first for Matty I believe. Anyway... that was when he actually used to climb!

Leaning Tower with Matty (Sept 2003)

My second big wall experience, and first for Matty I believe. Anyway. ...

Updated: Jun 22, 2006 3:22pm PST

U-tah Me-tah (May 16, 2003) : Up Angel's Landing with Louie...

U-tah Me-tah (May 16, 2003)

Up Angel's Landing with Louie...

Updated: Jun 19, 2006 7:21pm PST

Washington Column (attempt #1) : My first big wall with Nick on the Washington Column in Yosemite. (Nov 2, 2002)

Washington Column (attempt #1)

My first big wall with Nick on the Washington Column in Yosemite. (Nov ...

Updated: Jun 15, 2006 3:50pm PST