Getting My Butt Handed to Me on a Moderate Crack Climb
There’s a route in North Carolina that’s a moderate climb. But it kicks my ass every time I attempt to climb it. It’s my anti-style -- an overhanging crack...
IFSC Climbing Worldcup (2019)
The IFSC Climbing Worldcup riveted hundreds of people this weekend, as the world's best competitive climbers fought for a spot in finals. The sixth, and final Bouldering World Cup brought...
The Tale of the Broken Leg
This week my roommate, Blake, broke his leg. He was at the top of a bouldering wall that he had fallen from hundreds of times before. His hands clutched...
Texas: The Land of the Wind.
The wind blows and blows and blows, like an air river, rushing through the sky. If you sit in it for long enough, it will start to chip away...
Discovering Looking Glass Rock: Climbing “the Nose”
Looking Glass Rock is one of North Carolina’s most prominent rock features. This lump of whitesand granite is what geologists refer to as a “pluton,” or a big piece...
Preparing to Be Houseless Again
There’s an echo in the house. Fur balls bounce through the halls like tumbleweeds, swollen and forgotten. The wind sweeps across the floor, unencumbered by furniture and trinkets as...