It was about a year ago we were in Boquete, Panama hiking through the jungle with the hopes of coming up upon some exotic animals. I think the only animal we saw was a little lizard. Later we did get to see lots of cool animals in Costa Rica.
This time of year you can’t help but dream of warm tropical places.
Jason Nelson, lead designer at Visual Adventures is on the cover of Against Magazine this month and there is a feature article about him and ice climbing. The magazine is in Spanish, but if you don’t speak Spanish, you should be able to enjoy the pictures.
Site Link: http://www.against.com.mx/portal/?q=node/5
PDF Format: http://www.against.com.mx/revista7.pdf
There is an un-edited English version of the interview here.
Sometimes shots look more glamorous than they actually are. It was cold this morning at Sky Pond, located at about 11,000 ft. in Rocky Mountain National Park. It took a bit of convincing to get her out on those rocks.
We arrived at the base of the the Reservoir Wall beneath the climb Excuse Station (5.11). For the girls it would be more of a hand crack and perhaps would serve as a warm up. I offered to go first so I could photograph the girls on the climb. Excuse Station is so not a warm up for me. It feels like solid 5.12 with my big hands. One hundred and twenty feet of tight hands and finger stacks. A brutal way to start the day. I did get the rope on the climb and the photos were worth it though.
