What do you do when the approach trail is super long and steep but the climbing routes at the end of the trail are awesome? Call in the rein-horse-ments, obviously. I'm sorry, I know it's terrible but I had to.... Continue Reading →
Patagonia has been on my radar since I started climbing (and thus watching climbing documentaries) in 2014. It's always been a bit of a mythical place, a sea of cloud-covered mountains and glistening lakes tucked at the southern end of... Continue Reading →
You'd think three and a half days wouldn't be quite long enough for rafting a class IV river, exploring downtown Pucón, bathing in hot springs, visiting an island full of penguins, snacking on freshly-caught ceviche, celebrating a birthday, picking wild... Continue Reading →
Sending hard is fun and all, but who doesn't love a good wipeout? My body, that's who. I had a couple of big (and somewhat dumb) falls while I was in Lake Tahoe for the holidays (I'm now back in... Continue Reading →
As I shamelessly teased in my first Patagonia post, I loved it so much that I immediately went back. That wasn't the original plan, but between my partner finally being able to enter Chile and the couple of days we... Continue Reading →
I've done a ton of climbing and camping over the past several years, but believe it or not (or actually, just believe it, I'm not lying) my trip to Torres del Paine to do the W trek was actually my... Continue Reading →