Archive for December 2009
60f & Sunny or 35f & Rain?
I’ll take 60f & Sunny. I just returned from a two week climbing trip in California and Arizona. While there were a couple days with cool and cloudy weather, the trend was highs around 60f and sunny. New Hampshire has greeted my return with 35f and pouring rain, at least the ice climbing will be…
Read more...December travel plans…
I will be traveling in the Southwest US from approximately 12/7 through 12/24 with very limited internet and cell phone access. If you need to reach me, calling my cell phone at 603-340-0432 would be best and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.
Read more...Touchstone Vertical Panoramic
This photo is of the rock climbing route Touchstone Wall (V 5.8 C2 or 5.13b) on the Cerberus Gendarme cliff in Zion National Park, Utah. The route mostly follows a crack system in the middle of the photo, you’ll probably be able to pick it out. Photo Details: 3 vertical photos taken with Canon SD800…
Read more...Sail Away
February 7, 2006. Andy Hale on the classic 5.8 crack, Sail Away, in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Photo Details: Nikon D70 w/ 17-55mm f/2.8 lens @ 55mm, 1/250s @ f/5.6 and ISO 400 w/ +1 exposure compensation.
Read more...Penitentes and Glacial Ice on Kilimanjaro
Heading way back into the archives, this photo is from March of 1999. Taken near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (19,340′) in Tanzania, you’re looking at penitentes and ice layers in the margin of the Southern Icefield. You can also see the summit of Mount Meru at 14,980′ on the horizon. Photo Details: I think…
Read more...Flakes, Jugs, and Splitters
*Update* Sarah’s book Flakes, Jugs, and Splitters won Best Book in the Mountain Exposition category at the 2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival! Flakes, Jugs, and Splitters is A Rock Climber’s Guide to Geology by Sarah Garlick. This is a great book if you are a rock climber, geologist, or just interested in the processes that…
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