Discovery of Supercrack in 1971
Here are a couple paragraphs excerpted from "The Perfect Crack: The First Ascent of Supercrack," a chapter from a book I'm wor
Dateline 1982: Photographing Annual Reports
I've been reducing my library of thousands of books over the past few years, either giving them away or selling them on Amazon. This mor
Flag Day 1911: John Otto Climbs Indy
Flag Day. June 14, 1911. We salute you, John Otto, pathfinder, patriot, trail-builder, first superintendent of Colorado National Monument, c
The Moab Mastodon: Did the Big Beast Once Roam Utah?
The Moab Mastodon, a petroglyph on on a cliff band 300 feet above Hys Bottom on the Colorado River north of Moab, Utah, possibly represents
Ed Webster: Desert Travels with Climbing Buddy
Ed Webster--climber extraordinaire, Everest mountaineer, and prolific first ascensionist--was out here in Colorado from his Maine homestead
1971: First Ascent of Castleton Tower's West Face
In late November 1971, I made the first ascent of the West Face of Castleton Tower near Moab with Jimmie Dunn and Billy Westbay. We had alre
Dateline 1911: John Otto Climbs Independence Monument
John Otto, a crazy redneck cowboy, trailbuilder, and general pain in the neck to local politicians and newspapers, did the first ascent of t
Two New Books Released May 1 by FalconGuides
I wrote the second and the new third editions of the best-selling Best Easy Day Hikes Colorado Springs book, detailing 25 hikes in the Pikes
Dateline 1927: Stettner Brothers Climb Hardest Route in America
On Saturday, September 23, 1927, Joe Stettner (1901-1997) and Paul Stettner (1906-1994), two German immigrant brothers from Chicago, Illinoi
Climbing in the Black Canyon with Layton Kor
I'm in the barren wilds of western Arizona hanging out with the great 1960s American climber Layton Kor. Layton, along with Royal Robbin
