Adventure Fist
An opportunity to go sailing to Mexico cannot be passed up. This is especially true for someone who has never sailed, never been to Mexico, and is absolutely enamored by all things pertaining to pirates. I knew immediately, this was the perfect trip for me. My good friends Ryan Ford and Mark Adkins house their ...
Physically, this has been a rough summer. A broken hand, a strained hip, and a flattened toe have had me tied to the couch for far too long. The result of all this spare time; Rock Rope Reborn, where retired rock climbing rope is stripped, cleaned, and repurposed into a variety of colorful products. 100% ...
For me, Tour #2 starts as a special treat. Not only are we working in the area above Hetch Hetchy, a corner of the map I’ve been dying to explore, but we’ve also got the pleasure of traveling with, and educating, eleven students from Walnut Creek’s Seven Hills School. This week provides me with a ...
It was noon when the call came in for the Greenous LLC fire dozer. Greenous LLC, my brother’s land management company, maintains contracts with state and federal fire fighting authorities to assist in the event of wildfire emergencies. A quick load and we were en route to CAL FIRE’s Mariposa station to provide station coverage. ...
Everyone knows that Yosemite is synonymous with rock climbing. Climbers from all over the world make the pilgrimage to this granite Mecca. They come to test their grit on the technical, acrobatic boulders of the valley, on the 3,000-foot vertical face of El Cap, or in the rugged peaks of the park’s high-country. The park’s ...
Who would have thought stepping off a cliff would be so hard? A one-inch wide strap of webbing stretches across the 70-foot gap in front of me. A thin tether attaches me to the line, but that part of my brain that screams “DON’T” just won’t shut off. I ignore common sense and step forward. ...
It was almost exactly a year ago, that I found myself, like I do now, unemployed. A summer of working in the backcountry with the U.S. Forest Service had me haggard, smelly, and ready for some time in the big city. Only a few hours off the trail, not yet unpacked and still unshowered, a ...
It’s late April when I receive a call from my good friend and climbing partner Ryan Ford. A native Alaskan, Ryan and I have been friends ever since our first year of college in Anchorage. Since then we’ve met up for numerous adventures, and countless slices of pizza. He pitches the idea of a desert ...
Slacklining: It has been a hobby of mine for some seven years now. Though I’ve witnessed it grow in popularity over the years, there are still many who are unfamiliar with the sport. The premise of slacklining is equally simple and ridiculous; walk across a somewhat taut strand of one inch tubular webbing suspended between ...
