Category Archives: Climbing
TWO MONTH COUNT DOWN!
The home stretch to the trek is here. Two months from today I will board a plane and leave for what has been a two year plan. I find myself exhilarated and anxious at the same time. Since I made … Continue reading
Gallery Wall…and Then it Rained.
Today’s trip to Gallery Wall in Red Rock was absolutely delightful! The hike to the wall was short but lots and lots of scrambling. It gave me a chance to see if I am feeling stronger, more agile, more confident … Continue reading
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Dog Days of Summer
It is late July in Las Vegas and the weather is hot, humid and sometimes plain uncomfortable. It is difficult to spend a lot of time playing outside when it is like this. I prefer to keep on getting out … Continue reading
1996 Everest Disaster — Dueling Perspectives
I have read both Jon Krakauer and Anatoli Boukreev‘s books explaining the events that occurred on Mount Everest in May of 1996. INTO THIN AIR is Krakauer’s and THE CLIMB is Boukreev’s. I must admit, some of the differences in … Continue reading
My Three Year Old Does That One…..
At work, when we are standing around the proverbial water cooler and I am regaling them with stories of my weekend adventures, one or two of them often tell me their three year old kids can do that. It is … Continue reading
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Panty Wall Preview
It has been a long weekend of eating and being a suburban dweller, totally separated from the rocks and mountains just outside the pavement and sidewalks that comprise Las Vegas. But it is finally Sunday Eve and in the early … Continue reading
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Rocking the Wall
Wednesday night climbing has become a mainstay of my week. Me and some of the other Las Vegas Meetup folks gather at Nevada Climbing Center (one of the two indoor climbing facilities in Las Vegas.)and do walls for a couple … Continue reading
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