Monthly Archives: February 2010

My roommate looks like a well-groomed Yosemite Sam, what with the flowing reddish locks and full bat-shit crazy-person beard.  He has manicured this beard in such a way as to form a squirrel’s tail over his upper lip.  I haven’t seen his upper lip in the New Year.  Just those red whiskers, rising up and … Read more

Yo.  My last post documented some of the highlights of the recent ClimbTalk interview that Mike Brooks did with guidebook writers and first ascensionists Jason Haas and Tom Hanson.  Following is the full transcript of their interview, as I was on hand with the recorder.  If you’re interested in some of their favorite routes, a … Read more

 Jason Haas doesn’t have much time for fear.  Between establishing new lines in both the Flatirons and the South Platte, including the new torch bearer for hardest route in the Platte, Comprometido (likely 5.14a), and publishing guidebooks as co-owner of Fixed Pin Publishing, Haas has a full-head as it is.  Seemingly leap-frogging the causal … Read more

The sky drifted orange and purple over Mt. Tom, another perfect sunset like a deep bruise growing over Bishop.  After arriving and setting up my tent in the early morning, I had rallied to the Happys to revisit some old friends, The Hulk, Serengeti, Solarium.  The stoke was high with six weeks left in “the … Read more