Notable Climbs
I’m a longtime enthusiast of Alpine Climbs in California’s Sierra Nevada.
2016
Mount Whitney (14,505) East Buttress - iii 5.7, (1000’)
Lone Pine Peak (12,949) North Ridge - iii 5.6 (2000’)
Charlotte Dome (10,630) South Face (Galen Rowel, Fred Beckey) - iii 5.8 (1500’) 12 pitches
Mount Emerson (13,210) South East Gulley, 5.4 / 4th, Partner Scramble
Temple Crag (12,982) - Venusian Blind, 5.7 (1500’) 13 pitches Grade IV
Voodoo Dome (7,456) South Face - White Punks On Dope - 5.9 - (600’)
2017
Cathedral Peak (10,916) - South Face - 5.6 (600’) *With Tori !
Bear Creek Spire (13,726) - North Arete - 5.9 (800’)
Saber Ridge (11,600) Traverse - 5.8+ - (2000’) *15 mile approach
Bastille Buttress - Beckey Route - 5.10d A0 (2000’) - 15 pitches, Grade V
2018 / 2019
Whiskey Peak (9,229) Frogland Buttress - 5.8 (800’) Mount Whitney (14,505) East Buttress - iii 5.7 (1600’)
The Citadel (11,738) North Face - ‘Edge of Time Arete’ iv 5.10+ (2000’) *16mi 14p Grade IV
Tahquitz Rock, The Needles, (various routes up to 5.10)
2020
The Needles - Thin Ice, Spooky, Airy Interlude - 5.10b / 5.9 / 5.10a (300’ 200’ 300’)
Thunderbolt (14,009) to Mt. Sill (14,159) Traverse - grade IV 5.9 - Camp-to-Camp 15hrs
Mount Russell (14,094) - Fishook Arete - iii 5.9 (900’) car-to-door
Charlotte Dome (10,630) - South Face - iii 5.8 (1200’) via Roads End, Party of 3
Thor Peak (12,305) South Face - Stemwinder 5.4 (1000’) *Winter
Tahquitz Rock (7,304) North Face - White Maidens 5.4 (600’) *Winter
Mount Marsh (13,555) East Couloir 45deg. (2000’) - 7000’ gain, *Winter The Prism (10,598) - ‘Prism Time’ - iii 5.10b (2000’) - *30 mi r/t - Camp to Door
2021 / 2022
The Needles - Warlock Needle - Summer Sojourn - iii 5.8 (700’) *Winter
Mount Whitney (14,505’) - Mountaineer’s Route - *Winter
Mount Baldy (10,000’) - Baldy Bowl + Ski Descent *Winter
Suicide Rock - Flower of High Rank - 5.9 *Winter
Mount Bradley (13,000’) - ATTEMPT on the East Couloir - *Winter. Mount Whitney (14,505’) - East Buttress - 5.7 (1200’) (2x, Spring, Fall) Cardinal Pinnacle - West Face - 5.10a (600’) Tenaya Peak & Matthes Crest - (attempt on Tuolumne Triple)
Drug Dome - OZ - 5.10c (400’) Fairview Dome - Regular Route - 5.9 (800’) Cathedral Peak - Southeast Buttress - 5.6 (600’)
Tahquitz Rock - Coffin Nail to Traitor Horn - 5.8 (500’) Whitney Portal - El Segundo Buttress - Beckey Route - 5.9 (600’) Denali (20,310) - West Buttress - (Alaska Range) *(Solo) Mount Stanford (13,000’) - South East Face (cl 3) with Gil Tahquitz Rock - Whodunnit - 5.9 (800’) ‘South Lake Peaks Traverse’ - 5th Class - 12mi 5000’. *(Solo) Hurd Peak - South Ridge - 5.8 - (600’) Temple Crag - Sun Ribbon Arete - 5.10a - (2000’) 22 pitches *(camp 2 door) Warlock Needle - South Face - Beckey Route - 5.9 (800’)
notable Ski Descents
Mount Irvine (13,786’) East Couloir (2000’) - 40 deg. 6k elevation gain *Solo
Mount Emerson (13,210’) Emerson Couloir (2000’) - 40 deg. *Solo (1), *Group (1)
Red Slate Mountain (13,163’) North Couloir (2100’) - 50 deg. 5k gain - *Group overnight
University Peak (13,632’) North Face (2500’) - 40 deg. 5k gain - *Solo
Mount Muir (13,700’) Trail Crest East Slope (1700’) - 40 deg. 7k gain - *Solo *Winter
Mount Dana (13,057’) Dana Couloir (2000’) - 40 deg. 3k gain
Mount Sill (14,159’) Northeast Couloir - 35 deg. 6k gain *Solo
Mount Baldy (10,066’) Various Descents - 40 deg. 4k gain *Solo *Winter (1), Group (4x)
Sequoia National Park - Emerald Express Couloir - 45 deg. 2000’
Bloody Mountain (12,558’) Bloody Couloir (2500’) - 45 deg. 5k gain
Chugach Mountains, AK - Various Ski Descents (2010) - via H20 Heli Guides
Mammoth - to - June Traverse - Via San Joaquin Peak - 14 miles
Chocolate Peak (11,000’) South East face - 30 deg. 4k gain