Over the last few weeks, Jen and I have made the traditional transition from fall to winter. We spent a couple weekends climbing and biking in the desert. We went down to Creeksgiving, where we
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While I was relaxing at home on Sunday, scratching the eight staples in my head that held together the large gash caused by a falling piece of steel from the day before, I noticed a
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This winter has been pretty bleak for ice climbing, and last winter wasn’t anything special either. Between the two, I feel like my skills have been slipping. So, in an effort to get in some
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On Sunday, Jen and I attended the fourth annual Great White BBQ. This year Kyle decided on a Mexican theme because this winter has been a sham and we may as well all just head
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After careful deliberation over the last few days, I decided that Silverhorn on Mt Athabasca would make an excellent choice for Jen’s first alpine climb. It’s just steep enough that ice tools, screws, and running
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Most of the big trips I’ve been on were in the planning stage for a very long time. I’ve always had at least six months to train and get all the gear together before leaving
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The thermometer in Rick’s truck topped out at over 50F on the drive down to Maple canyon, so we were all a bit skeptical that there would be any ice to climb when we got
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The last time I was on Stairway was four years ago, the first time I climbed with my then-new friend Mike. We got up to the fifth pitch and it was my turn to lead.
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The first time I saw Get Whacked I knew instantly that I would never climb it. Since then I’ve belayed a few people on it and toproped it a couple times, but it always seemed
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For the third Super Bowl Sunday in a row, SLC ice climbers who could care less about organized sports followed Kyle Dempster’s lead and went up to the half-way ledge of the Great White Icicle
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