Climbing
Dracula
My ice climbing gear is still packed away as I’m writing this post. That’s because this November has been sunny and warm in northern New Hampshire, but I’m not complaining because it just means an extended rock season. When the ice does come into condition, the climb Dracula at Frankenstein is fairly reliable and long…
Read more...Kismet
Kismet Rock Foundation is a non-profit based out of North Conway, New Hampshire. Here is the mission statement from the website: Kismet Rock Foundation (KRF) offers comprehensive courses in rock climbing and mountaineering to children who, because of financial limitations, would not otherwise have access to such an education. Based in North Conway, New Hampshire,…
Read more...Night in Zion
This photo has a bit of grain/noise in it, but that’s the image quality tradeoff when taking long exposures with a small camera. You’re looking at climbers in portaledges on the climb Lunar Ecstasy in Zion National Park, taken on the climb Sheer Lunacy. Photo Details: Panasonic Lumix LX3 on mini tripod, 30s at f/2.8…
Read more...Spider Rock
Canyon de Chelly in northeast Arizona on March 18, 2007. Spider Rock is the obvious tower on the left. It has been climbed, but is currently off limits. Photo Details: Nikon D2X on tripod w/ 12-24mm f/4 DX lens with Singh-Ray graduated neutral density filter, 1.6s at f/8 and ISO 200.
Read more...Cabezon Peak
It’s a cool and cloudy day in Jackson, New Hampshire so here’s a February 23, 2006 photo from Cabezon Peak in New Mexico. Cabezon Peak is a volcanic plug in the Rio Puerco Valley in Northern New Mexico and tops out at 7786′. This photo is of Alana Sagin on a non technical route that…
Read more...Edge of the World
October 9, 2006: Rob Frost climbing Edge of the World (5.13c) on Cathedral Ledge in New Hampshire. Photo Details: Nikon D2X w/ 17-55mm DX lens, 1/250s at f/4 and ISO 640.
Read more...Endeavor
Fall foliage is reaching peak in many areas of northern New Hampshire and there’s no better way to view it than on a cliff. Jess Charpentier climbing the upper hand crack of Endeavor on White’s Ledge (Mount Stanton) in Bartlett, New Hampshire. The climbing on Endeavor could be described as “decent”, but the foliage view…
Read more...The Winds
Does camping get much better than this? This is the spot where I spent a week in August 2006 in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. This is the Deep Lake area and that’s Haystack Mountain. On the right side of the face is a 4th class descent route called the Grassy Goat Path. The…
Read more...El Cap Meadow
Taken on a moonlit night on October 14, 2005 in Yosemite National Park, California. Friends of mine relaxing in El Cap Meadow below El Capitan after a day of climbing. Photo Details: Nikon D2X on tripod w/ 10.5mm DX lens, ~ 2 minutes at f/2.8 and ISO 200.
Read more...Cochise Stronghold
I was looking through my archive of photos from 2006 and came across this series of photos taken at the popular climbing area of Cochise Stronghold in Arizona. I had taken them with the intention of creating a panoramic, but never got around to it. Until today: This is the western side of Cochise Stronghold…
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