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Work is fun, when you're sort of also vacationing... I am fortunate enough to be in a position where I travel all over the Western US for work. I do contract work, so for the most part as long as I get

JJ nearing the end of the approach. The ice flow above is the objective. On the left-hand side is the ultra classic Murchison Falls, WI4. The right hand flow is Virtual Reality, the route we climbed, getting

Hiking in to Borgeau Left-Hand. A popular moderate route in the Canadian Rockies near Banf Alberta. Day 3 After two somewhat unsuccessful days, JJ and I were eager to get to the top of something. We decided

The stuninningly gorgeous cirque in which the route Rocket Man is located. You can see this classic line on the steep rock face in the right hand side of the picture. It starts in the just at the tip of

Introduction This story starts back in 2014 or 2015, I can’t quite remember which. I had the pleasure of meeting a phenomenal Polish climber by the name of Jedrez Jablonski, whom I call JJ because I cannot

Boulders in the mist... This week I wrapped up work in South Dakota ending in Rapid City. I have been in the Midwest for a couple months now and have been really craving some mountain time. I was able

First off, Summer was great I have been happily enjoying my summer in Bend Oregon, despite all the wildfires which have been making air quality extremely poor. I was able to make some fun trips out to

Muir Wall Solo Day 1: A friend helped me stash 8 days of food and water for a single person on heart ledges of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley National Park, after climbing Free Blast, a popular 8ish pitch*

My name is Tate. Right now, I'm professionally homeless. I live in a Van, spending the majority of my nights at Wal-Marts or wherever I can park overnight, across the US (maybe someday elsewhere in the