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‘Tis (almost) the season for backcountry climbing. Warm air is slowly making its way into the mountains while thoughts of remote f.a.’s and the associated logistics slowly creep their way into my mind. The Sierra have so many options it seems the hardest part is narrowing it down to just one.
Last year Josh Finkelstein and I did a bit of aerial recon into the hills to have a look for ourselves. Walls galore. All you’ve got to do is just hike out there…
Our noble steed, a suped up Cessna 182.
The Citadel.
More photos and video after the jump…
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Mar 04, 2011 | Categories:Climbing, Landscape, Videos | Tags: alpine, backcountry, bubbs creek, chamberlin, charlotte dome, citadel, sierra, tyndall | Leave A Comment »
If Tiger Woods was a rock climber, his estate on Jupiter Island would be basecamp for the only bouldering in Florida.
80 miles north of Miami lies a pocket of beach-front land saved from development by the hard working people of The Nature Conservancy. This land, Blowing Rocks Preserve, is also home to a great surf break and a small cliff band recently made (in)famous by DeadPoint Magazine with claims of V12 boulder problems. A posse and I recently went down for a little recon mission. What we found was promising, but with the logistics of lining up a mandatory low tide with small surf conditions and the seasonal sand depth changes, catching the place perfect could be as difficult as catching one of the hollow tubes that infrequently break across the offshore reefs.
Below is a small preview. Keep your eyes peeled for more in an upcoming edition of Dead Point Magazine.
Mark Mercer beach bouldering in Florida.
Andi Fidazi beach bouldering in Florida.
Jan 26, 2011 | Categories:Climbing | Tags: beach, blowing rocks, bouldering, dead point magazine, florida, jupiter | 2 Comments »
Two days into a supposed one day approach, near the summit of Mt. Whitney, things were getting grim. It wasn’t really one thing that was causing discomfort, but more of a combination of many minor and not so minor issues. The 70 pound packs didn’t help. Nor did the 12 mile approach up and over the Whitney Crest – the tallest ridge in the lower 48. Beyond the crest however, lay the stuff dreams are made of; gold and ivory ramparts shooting straight to the sky – white castles.
See Rock and Ice Issue 195 for the full feature on Sierra adventures.
Nov 01, 2010 | Categories:Climbing | Tags: 195, alpine, bag, california, chamberlin, copp, dave nettle, fink, hulk, incredible, issue, jimmy haden, josh finkelstein, mike pennings, nils davis, positive vibrations, rock and ice, safety first, sierra, summer, sunspot dihedral, sword in the stone, therefore, wag, wilderness | 10 Comments »
The High Exposures image database is now online and fully searchable – no small feat. All images on the site are available electronically or as prints. The catalog contains many images not found in the regular portfolio section of the site, and more are consistently being added.
Don’t see what you’re looking for? Get in touch with me.
Browse the online image catalog.
Search the online image catalog.
Oct 06, 2010 | Categories:Climbing, Downloads, Landscape, Prints | Tags: catalog, database, download, online, photos, prints, purchase, rock climbing | Leave A Comment »
What more can one want from California’s Sierra? Giant white castles, plentiful trout, easy travel and first ascent opportunities abound in this place. Below is just a preview of more good stuff to come. The ‘Range of Light’ does not disappoint…
Aug 31, 2010 | Categories:Climbing | Tags: Climbing, guitar lake, sierra, sky, sunset, whitney | 2 Comments »
