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La Fonda, Mexico
We finally made it back to La Fonda. No recent news of beheadings or rapes, and Steve gave us the go ahead. Finally. This is Chicama, Peru. Why am I posting this picture here? Well, on a good day, La Fonda reminds me of Chicama. It’s cold and dry, the water is polluted, but there […]
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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 in the weeds with the little guy, and the rest of the day wiping snot from his nose. The last […]
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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 the need to restore some balance to the WI universe. Plus, I think this is a cool shot (it’s a […]
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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 levels of climbers. Well, maybe not Chris Sharma or those that climb 5.14 and above, but I doubt that anyone […]
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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 was the ADT (American Death Triangle) that I rigged on our first top-rope excursion. Maybe it was because we sucked. […]
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Big Sur
The last time I drove this section of Hwy 1, I was 17 and on my way to UC Santa Cruz for a summer of unsupervised antics education. That’s where I met Tom, who would later inspire me to buy my first surfboard. That was twenty years ago, which is hard to believe. This trip […]
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PCT: Mt. Laguna to Lake Morena
The Pacific Crest Trail (2,650 miles) extends from Mexico to Canada. Having already completed the John Muir Trail and Wonderland Trail, the Wilderness Innovations Crew decided, on a whim, to attempt the entire length of the PCT in one season. We abandoned the idea approximately 3 minutes after it’s inception. Jobs, kids, pets, and most […]
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Joshua Tree
I met Justin in 2009, when his wife Cara began her uro-gyn fellowship with Jasmine at UCSD. He has ~20 years of climbing experience and is the reason that I got back into the sport. It’s been really helpful to learn from such an experienced mentor, and unfortunately the Grimes-Marquis family will be moving back […]
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Joshua Tree
A while back , Justin recommended a Joshua Tree climb called Stichter Quits (5.7). I think he brought it up when I told him that I had my eye on the Snake Dike route up Yosemite’s Half Dome. Anyway, I filed it away in my head and when Joey and I decided to make a […]