Remembering Mark Hesse: Climber and Trailbuilder
I've been thinking about my friend Mark Hesse, a long-time Colorado climber, who passed away after a freak fall and accident at the...
Give the Gift of Books This Year: Check Out My New Adventure Books
Once again, it’s the annual holiday season, the giving time of the year. Most of us are trying to figure out what kind of gifts to give...
John Gill: The Master of Rock Speaks
The other day I ferreted out my article notes from a detailed interview I did with John Gill, who was 41 years old at the time, in July...
Time Stands Still at Indian Creek Canyon
Here's a short essay that I wrote In September 2003 about Indian Creek Canyon for an Indian Creek climbing guidebook that...
Penitente Canyon: A Climbing Ghost Story
What is our pagan holiday Samhain without a good spook story? This is the time of year, after the harvest...
Dateline 1911: John Otto Climbs Independence Monument
One of the chapters in the book of climbing stories that I've been writing is about John Otto and the first ascent of Independence...