Ben climbing Arnold Palmer (V2)

Nate so close to sending Snytonga (V9)

Jay working Shyza Shyza (V7)

Joel working Shyza Shyza (V7).  I will be back with fresh hands.

The Recent Quest for the Microclimb

Joel sending The Sherman Problem Stand Start (V5)

My interest in climbing has recently swung to the micro climb.  Bouldering.  There is a certain beauty in working out the hardest moves possible without the rope on smaller garage sized boulders.  I've been coaching bouldering for the past three years but really haven't put in the time to see what I can do outside, until now, and I'm having a blast.  It's been like finding a new sport and I've really been inspired some of the others I've had a chance to boulder with the past few weeks.

Ben sending the Assassin (V9)

Nate on a still un-named V4

Forrest working the Sherman Warm-Up (V2)

Lost Horse Canyon

Alex on "The Duke"

the Hoin on the Dope Show Traverse

Jay Walking the Rail and strutting the fedora

Coach has  got mantle Skillz!

The Sherman Boulder in all its double rainbow glory.

Kerrick sending a not yet named V10 while it rains.

Mulkey Boulders? sending a new V3 while Clint, Mike, and Joel look on in amazement.

Clint sending The Rod of Lordly Might V7.

Joel on some sweet V4/5 goodness

2009 Summer Luau

3 months, to the date, after my 30th birthday we hosted a birthday party

Bouldering in Cody 1

Troy sending Lewistown Pharmacy

Trickled down to Cody with a crew and met up with beta master Clint.  Spent a long day with people sending or working: With or without Sugar V3, Special K V1, The Bludgeoning V5, Lewistown Pharmacy V6, Two Karat V1, Ace of Diamonds V3, Undercover V1, The Ripper Point V5, Cheese Traverse V4, Dead Straight V2, and Billings Shopping Trip V6.  

Joel on the Ripper Point

Joe on the Ripper Point

chris on "Dead Straight"

camp 1 with Jeff and Anya

bail when clouds looking like this are coming at you

Proudest line? Rarest line in the Beartooths

Camp 2

the hike out

a little poor (good) rock for Memorial Day

California

California Academy of Science

de Young Museum of Art

Recent ongoings

Big Sky Pond Skim 2009

Anya and I enjoying a quiet afternoon in the bowl.

Unfortunately my focus right now is work, team, and tests.  Until then, there is little time for grand adventures.

Hells Angel

Arms wide open the ice angel welcomes all. 3 years ago Aaron and I attempted this route only to be turned around by a bad ice tool. see March 2006

Deep snow over talus, yum

Mulkey and Hilary waiting for me to catch up

130 feet of rattley chandelier hooks. Not a solid stick to be found. Aaron was on lead for 45 minutes, all of us got beat up by the thing. Myself with a pretty banged up nose.

Hilary on the second ascent of the Chockstone Pitch, aka pitch one.

Walking away from this thing three years ago was pretty hard, and it's been hanging over our head for too long. It's remoteness kept others from even knowing it existed, but it also kept us from going back. I think I can now share its location with others.

Aaron sensing success.

The route "Hells Angels" finally went down on Saturday after a 3 year wait, see March 2006.

A night above Red Lodge

We crashed in the Red Lodge Ski Mountain summit warming hut over the weekend with some friends. Looking out across eastern Montanza. Photos by Fiechtl.

Nash, Suz, Anya, and myself.

file this under Cody approaches

also file this one under Cody approaches

A first ascent up Cabin Creek. I'll post some photos from Mulkey's camera later this week.

later to be named but I like to think of it as "The Best Ice Climb in Minnesota"

Mulkey Style Points

Funeral for a Friend

Hiking in, passing the lake.

topping out Funeral for a Friend

Joel, Ben, and Echo, kicking it at the belay.