Dateline 1978: Climbers at The Cobbler in Colorado Springs
Back in the late 1970s, the local climbers in Colorado Springs would congregate every day at the Cobbler Mountain Shop at 10 South 25th Stre
Garden of the Gods with a New View: Gazette Newpaper Article
Here's an article by Seth Boster that appears in this morning's Gazette newspaper about climbing at the Garden of the Gods, one of m
Finally Met Legendary Climber Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy and I visit at a roadside cafe in Ridgway in mid-July. I finally met legendary climber Jim McCarthy a couple days ago in Ridgwa
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
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