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 …
Category: Climbing
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 …
Suicide Rock
After climbing The Trough on Tahquitz, a local recommended White Maiden’s Walkaway as a good follow-up. Greater exposure, slightly more difficult climbing, and more complex route-finding, I was told. WMW is an 800 foot route …
Valley of the Moon
Joey suggested we climb at Valley of the Moon – he managed to make it out there a week earlier in a 2WD truck. How, I have no idea. That is one hell of a …
Bear Creek Spire
Bear Creek Spire (13,713 feet) is one of the classic climbs in the High Sierra, and it recently occurred to Ryan and I that we might be able to climb the mountain without a guide. This …