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Zanskar India!
I recently returned from successfully guiding a two week trekking and river trip in the very remote region of Zanskar India. After the trip Szu-ting Yi and I attempt to summit an unclimbed 19,000ft peak in the area. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate, but we still had an amazing time! Click in the links …
Nature Connection
In 2019, I will begin a new chapter in my life, promoting the benefits of nature. Stay tuned here is a promo video
Trail to Summit – testing Butora’s new Icarus approach shoe!
Here is a quick video of Szu-ting Yi and my expedition to Mt Hooker in the Wind River Range. The weather didn’t cooperate to well, but it made ideal conditions for testing out Butora’s new approach shoe the Icarus.
2018 Presentation Tour
This fall I will giving presentations across the country. The theme of the talk is how nature improves our lives and I will be using Szu-ting Yi and my traverse of the Wind River Range Expedition to showcase the power of wild places September 27, 2018 Boulder, CO https://info.nols.edu/boulder2018 October 4, 2018 Patagonia Store …
Am I really in Patagonia?
Paddling across the translucent surface of Lago Huahuahue, I heard the crack before I saw it. Well, not the crack itself, but the sound of a small stream trickling down the continuous fissure from the summit snow fields. The northwest wall of Cerro Esquinero rises 800 meters out of the lake in the heart of …
Huahuahu Expedition
In February of 2018, Szu-ting Yi and I will embark on a self supported climbing expedition to Patagonia. Our goal is to ascend several unclimbed 2,500ft granite walls in western Argentina. After getting dropped by boat in Nahuel Huapi National Park, we will hike and pack-raft to a basecamp below the walls and attempt our climbing …
Butora’s Altura Climbing Shoe
Today there are hundreds of models of climbing shoes to choose from. But if you are looking for a climbing shoe that can smear, edge, climb cracks, and be comfortable enough to wear all day on multi-pitch routes, your options can be counted on one hand. A trad climbing shoe also needs to be …