Szu-ting has wanted to climb a big wall (which is defined by a route that typically takes longer than one day to climb) as long as I have known her. We did some practice aid climbing at Index and Lover’s Leap and then headed to Yosemite to try a route on El Capitan. We ended …
I recently received an email telling me that our expedition In the Footsteps of Ghengis Khan was selected as the top expedition in the Gore-tex 2013 Shipton Tilman Grant. I have always wanted to return to Mongolia after traveling through the country in 2004 during the Long Walk Expedition. This past winter I was flying around …
Shipton Tilman Grant – Mongolia Here We Come!!!!! Read More »
Here is a short video I made for a sponsor of our 2012 expedition to climb Kemailong in Western Sichuan China
After we returned from China this fall we headed south to the Moab, UT and Canyonlands National Park for some sandstone at the crack climbing mecca of Indian Creek.
Just finished working a NOLS instructor Course climbing section at Split Rock and Fremont Canyon WY. http://gallery.me.com/kondus/100777
Here are some images from a NOLS outdoor educator course I worked in Sinks Canyon and Split Rock Wyoming. http://gallery.me.com/kondus/100744
My chosen life path has allowed me an incredible amount of flexibility in some ways and in other ways has been very restrictive. Not working a 9 to 5 job has enabled me to set my own schedule and have time for various expeditions. However, working as an outdoor educator and freelance photographer/journalist typically does …
A little help from some friends at the AAC – Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Grant Read More »
After returning from the East Coast at the end of February, I headed to Arizona to lead an alumni climbing course. Although snow greeted us the first day in Cochise Stronghold, the rest of the week was sunny with high in the 60’s, perfect for exploring the amazing granite wall and boulders. My co-instructor was Rainbow …
Being able to clearly see an objective in the mountains can provide the necessary information and incentive to complete a route or reach the summit. But sometimes what you can’t quite see or what is not known offers the greatest motivation. In 2006 I ventured in the rugged mountains of Western China hoping to find …
Nearly as impressive as the giant green Super Hero, the Incredible Hulk is a huge block of granite sitting high in the Sierras of CA. After filming the Badwater Ultra-marathon I picked Brady Robisnson up in Reno and we drove to the trailhead. After a 3 hour hike with heavy loads we established a base …