We tried - this is our chronicle. Thursday, June 1, 2017. Trad Dad and the Boulderer. The glow of the Fall effort on the Rostrum in Yosemite. I was in a dark funk of winter. The hounds of middle age were nipping at my heels. I needed something to train for, to draw myself into the light. A rematch on the Original Route in Red Rock. Friday, November 25, 2016.

Friday, December 19, 2014. Snow, van, climbing, Europe, biking, golfing, beach, party, running, climbing, climbing, climbing! Living the dream. All made possible by my great wife Chandler, my job with Kurt Smith, and the amazing brands I work with. Here is a 2014 recap in photos. Friday, October 11, 2013. Being irresponsible and unaccountable? Now we are all geared up and ready to begin the Triple Crown Chattanooga and RiverRocks fistivities this weekend! Thursday, May 23, 2013.

I am still raising money for the Jack McGovern Coats Disease Foundation so click on the link to the right to help find a cure! .

Tuesday, August 30, 2011. A few months ago, on my quest to rediscover old classics on Endless wall, I was directed toward a route that had been erased many years ago. For a while it was a mystery route. Nobody in town seemed to know the routes history. I was told one story, but it was false. The trail had stopped and so did I. Last month I told Pat Goodman. I mentioned this to Kenny Parker and showed him the unmarked line in the guidebook. He was able to tell me a little history about the route.

Thursday, December 19, 2013. I immediately pictured a mixed line weaving through the roofs and connecting icicles. A couple of weeks ago, Peter Doucette. Post Nasal Drip with the belays marked. Peter leading the Snotcicle on the first attempt. Me starting the pitch 2 traverse on the first attempt.

A year of no updates to this blog! Apologies, but I was way too busy. Time is more abundant now and there are things to write about. Just a few days ago I returned from my second trip to Qingdao, China. It was a bouldering trip as usual. Pocketed granite and font style bulges add to the usual clean breaks and weathered eggs making Qingdao and Shandong bouldering completely unique! Angular and Font-like granite on Fushan.