Remembering Ed Webster: Climber, Adventurer, Historian, Writer, and Photographer
Ed Webster, desert rat, rock climber, and pioneer of a bold new route on Everest's Kangshung Face, has passed away at age 66.
Satyabrata Dam: India's Greatest Mountaineer
A visit with Satyabrata Dam, India's foremost mountaineer, climber, and world traveler.
The Black Canyon: Colorado's Deepest Gorge
One of my favorite places is the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in western Colorado. It's a forbidding, elemental place of raw nature, a...
Remembering Mark Hesse: Climber and Trailbuilder
I've been thinking about my friend Mark Hesse, a long-time Colorado climber, who passed away after a freak fall and accident at the...
Rock Climbing at Acadia National Park
I spent almost four months in 1999 working on the first edition of my book Rock Climbing New England, a select guide to 20 or so areas...
Penitente Canyon: Magic and Mystery in Southern Colorado
Penitente Canyon, on the western edge of the San Luis Valley, a Connecticut-sized basin in southern Colorado, has long been a sacred...