be care backcountry friends!

psyched this girl lives to see another day...but honestly, why not call it when avalanche danger looks grim. Happen ending, for sure, but no buenos all around. 

LT11 Men of Routesetting Calender

Here's a screen grab of my shot of Josh Larson in the Louder Than Eleven 2012 Men of Routesetting Calender. Download your copy here for $3. All proceeds go to the Access Fund.

Maybe next year we can have a Women of Routesetting Calender?

Men of Routesetting Calender

Real quick: Peep the final product of "The Josh Larson Project" here:

http://lt11.com/2012/02/13/2012-men-of-route-setting-calendar/


100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO ACCESS FUND!!!

This was a really fun project that internet/climbing media dynamo Jon Glassberg wrangled me into. Here's what he had to say.

The Access Fund helps make sure you DON'T see signs like this en route to the crag.

"Hi everyone!  We finished up the calendar last night. Check it out and help us raise money for the access fund!  last year we made over $500 and we are hoping to do the same this year!  Help us spread the word and sell as many of these as we can!  I mean, $3 is not much right!  all you have to do is download it and if you want to print it out just take the file to the printers and for under $10 you have a Men of Route Setting hanging on your wall!"

The Josh Larson Project

Josh Larson serves up the best routes...don't ask. More to come.

Dark Horse Championships Gallery Live

Not exactly a "try hard" face, but at least Daniel Woods looked like he was a bit challenged by the Dark Horse problems en route to his second win in Boston.

Full image gallery here.
   

The scene at the pro finals of the Dark Horse Series Bouldering Finals. February 4, 2012.

The Last Dark Horse

Nayda Vorotnikov competing in this season's last Dark Horse Bouldering series. February 4, 2012.

 Alex Johnson rocking some killer argyle socks at the Dark Horse Bouldering Series. February 4, 2012.

Why I climb.

Cannon Cliff from Boise Rock. Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire. Morning of January 30, 2012. Panoramic composite of 13 images.

Climbing terrain like Cannon is inspiring to me because nature provides a chaotic array of features that beg for interpretation. Like a writer who strings letters together into something cohesive and beautiful, I think a section of cliff is like an alphabet waiting to be arranged into words, sentences, paragraphs. I suppose this analogy could be carried all sorts of ways, but I think I will leave it here for now.

Pat.