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North American Wall

Just a dream I first really heard about North American Wall in the fall of 2019. I had just climbed the Nose and Lurking Fear with Jon (One of my primary climbing partners and best friends). While on The Nose, we met a pair of Kiwi’s (folks from New Zealand) whom we befriended, James andContinue reading “North American Wall”

Lurking Fear- A Promise Fulfilled

October 2019 In October 2019 I found myself at a college party of Clay Schwinger’s back at his parents place. I met the Schwinger’s back in the summer of 2017 and quickly bonded with Clay, and eventually his entire family. I now view them as exactly that, my family. They’ve given me that feeling ofContinue reading “Lurking Fear- A Promise Fulfilled”

The Muir Wall- Solo

Where it all began This idea started a few years ago, though I’m not sure of the exact moment. I’ve been climbing for 5 years, beginning with my wife Maria on Valentine’s Day 2016, in a gym in Virginia Beach. That quickly evolved to me climbing outside at The New and The Red before IContinue reading “The Muir Wall- Solo”

Spaceshot- solo

Spring of 2020- Covid Spring of 2020 was supposed to be something different. It was supposed to be long days in Boulder Canyon climbing the slippery granite at Castle Rock, Touchstone in Zion, and ultimately climbing The Nose with Jon. Instead, Spring of 2020 turned into Covid-19. It became social distancing and stay at homeContinue reading “Spaceshot- solo”

Freerider- Very wet spring 2019

Clay and I began planning a trip to Yosemite to climb El Capitan in the summer of 2018. Neither of us had ever been to Yosemite, or been on a big wall before. We quickly chose Freerider as our route, not because of Free Solo, but because it seemed like the easiest route with theContinue reading “Freerider- Very wet spring 2019”