Pitumarca is a small district nested in the Peruvian Andes, home to a vibrant community of largely Indigenous people of Quechua descent. It is also home to some spectacular rock climbing, though this largely remains an activity for tourists. Together
From a parking lot in the Valley after a winter storm. 📍ancestral lands of the Northern Paiute and Me-Wuk peoples
Winter in The Giant Forest. 📍native Western Mono/Monache lands
Somewhere over the Nevada desert with @adrianballinger and @emilyaharrington (and @dogcalledcat, of course) on a flight back to Tahoe.
‘neath the shadow of the Captain. 📍ancestral lands of the northern Paiute and Me-Wuk peoples
Off the side of the road in Joshua Tree National Park. 📍native lands of the Serrano and Western Shoshone
We have all read, likely more than a few times, that climbing is in a stage of ‘unprecedented growth.’ But what does that translate to in terms of real opportunities for real people? Every article I write for @theclimbinginitiative has
Anxious to get back in the mountain shadow… Stoked to take part in the annual @yosemitefacelift this coming week, the Valley’s largest volunteer cleanup event. An important part of public land use is finding ways, however big or small,
First light over Tenaya Lake, last light over Yosemite Valley. 📍northern Paiute and Me-Wuk territory
Yesterday morning, I woke up in my tent next to my car parked outside Yosemite, covered head-to-toe in a thin layer of ice. The prior evening, @thepahadigirl and I came upon a black bear dragging a deer into the woods almost exactly where we’d
Gershom Huyer leading the 10c variation of “God of Thunder” at Lover’s Leap.