Holcomb Valley
Spring is finally here. Flowers are blooming, Jasmine’s allergies are raging, and it’s Holcomb Valley climbing season. Unfortunately, Zane appears to suffer from the same histamine response as his mom. I spent the morning playing …
La Jolla Spearfishing
A recent trip to Big Sur rekindled my desire to go spearfishing. The ocean is warm and given my slightly elevated cholesterol, some extra Omega-3 fatty acids seem like a good idea. After some research, …
El Cajon Mountain
I took Steve and Nadia out for their first multi-pitch a couple of weeks ago. We climbed Meteor (5.8+) which starts at the base of the popular Leonids and finishes on a fantastic belay ledge …
Mammoth/Owens River Gorge
Just returned from a nice 3-day trip to Mammoth. Eileen arranged the lodging, and we stayed at Seasons 4, the same condos where Jasmine and I stayed in 2002, during our engagement trip. Hard to …
Joshua Tree & Mt. Woodson
You might be wondering why I chose a picture of myself surfing as the featured image for this post. Well, I just noticed that the Wilderness Innovations homepage is becoming too climbing-centric and I felt …
Holcomb Valley Pinnacles
Holcomb Valley is a popular climbing area near Big Bear Lake, CA. Named after William Holcomb, who discovered gold here in 1860, the crag sit at 7,500 feet and has fun, well-protected routes for all …
El Cajon Mountain
Double post here, after back-to-back weekends at El Cajon Mountain. The last time we climbed at El Cajon, it was 90+ degrees and I almost died from heat stroke. Serious dehydration by the end of …
Stonewall Peak
I don’t really blame Steve for giving up climbing. It might have been the busted ankle at Santee Boulders (I neglected to move the crash pad as he traversed a tricky problem). Or maybe it …
Mt. Russell, East Ridge
After our failed attempts at the summits of Mt. Agassiz and Bear Creek Spire, Ryan and I logically decided to aim even higher; a tougher climb that would take us above 14,000 feet and to …