About

Climber, tech­nie, fit­ness freak, music lover, and SAR junkie. I often find myself over­whelmed with too many pas­sions and too lit­tle time to fol­low them all. Hobby over­load. Though I’m a desk jockey by day, I spend over 150 days a year climb­ing, instruct­ing, guid­ing, and train­ing in the out­doors.  This site is a col­lec­tion of my thoughts, pictures/videos from my adven­tures, and ran­dom things I stum­ble upon.

In climb­ing, get­ting on “the sharp end” refers to lead­ing. It’s some­times scary to put your­self out there. There’s more risk, fear of the unknown, the thrill of adven­ture. When I’m out on lead it forces me to be in the moment. I love that feel­ing of com­plete focus. I go to that place that thinks noth­ing of the past or what might hap­pen in the future. I take it all in. I push aside fear and self doubt. I gather myself and take a step forward.

If I could always live in the moment, I think life would be a lot less complicated.