A few weeks ago, Will and I along with his brother and his brother's girlfriend spent a long weekend in in Golden, Colorado that involved a lot of climbing, ice cream, pizza, rain, and music (but not necessarily in that... Continue Reading →
The original plan was to do an epic backcountry ski weekend in the Eastern Sierras at the end of April, usually a reliably good time to get some spring skiing in at high elevation. Alas, Mother Nature had other plans.... Continue Reading →
And by "climbed", I mean with ropes and stuff. Back in May, my high school friend and her dad invited me along to climb Snake Dike, a technically easy but absolutely beautiful climbing route up the side of Half Dome... Continue Reading →
We made it to the top! Total number of hours on the mountain: 18.5 Round-trip mileage: 22 Feet of elevation gain: 6100 Highest elevation, in feet: 14,505 Number of (non life-threatening) self-arrests: 1 Depth of snow I accidentally stepped/fell... Continue Reading →
Will and I had an awesome weekend in Yosemite, particularly on Sunday with our climbing guide Nick. I think he appreciated the fact that we know how to tie proper knots and how to belay safely, because apparently most of his time... Continue Reading →
This is what all of the climbers call Fontainebleau, the forest we go to every Thursday to go bouldering. It took me a few repetitions to figure out what they were saying because it really just sounds like they got... Continue Reading →
Margaux Rhymes with Fargo 