My life has been absolutely crazy since my last blog post. The love of my life, my ex-girlfriend who i had been with for 4 years, broke up with me. Heartbroken, i went into a depression period for a while. In perfect timing, i went to Europe with my brother Carlo. The trip was awesome! We went to Fontainebleau, France where i was able to send Atresie (8a/v11) along with Conviction (8a). Even in heinously bad conditions we both ALMOST managed an ascent of the classic Fred Nicole 8a called Karma, but sadly we didn't have enough days to...

Its been a while since I have made a post on here so this is just a little post about what I have been up to recently and what I plan on doing in the future. Including recent Media appearances and also a Video I made about my recent first ascent in NZ.

My Five Ten Water Tennies first graced my feet on October 31, 2011. Let me be the first to say, that I am very picky about my paddling shoes and the rubber I choose to wear on my feet. On my feet, I am a bit of a klutz, and as a paddler, I find myself walking on things and in places where I typically slip and slide around. Therefore, I am I need a shoe that will stick to just about anything I decide to walk on: high angle rock, low angle rock, mossy...

Checking in from the road! I had the pleasure to take the FiveTen adventure mobile on the road for a few weeks on a massive BASE jumping safari through the western United States. Starting in Seattle, fellow BASE jumper and badass Braden Dean and I moved into our temporary home (a sick Mercedes Sprinter vans all FiveTen'ed up) and started driving down the coast. First stop, Lodi California for some skydiving. Skydiving is a crucial part of BASE jumping and is a really great opportunity to get current and practice wingsuit flying. The dropzone in Lodi is...

Starting June 21st, The Showdown includes jumping from 2 buildings, the Skyport- 120 meters and the Sapphire Tower- 236 meters.  While jumping from these building, the athletes will be performing stunts including multi-way jumps and aerial maneuvers.  In addition to that, they will also be competing in a spot landing competition from the Sapphire Tower Building.   To top it all off, the competitors will be jumping from a heli over the Goldern Horn- whether with a wingsuit or a swim suit, it is sure to be entertaining!!!

This past weekend the USA Climbing Regional Championships took place around the nation at a host of different climbing gyms. This year Earth Treks (Rockville) hosted the Capital Region championships with over 100 athletes vying for invitations to the Division 5 championships in Watertown, MA this June. A number of people had expressed interest in what it took to put together and pull off this competition, I’d like to take the opportunity to recap the preparation and route setting that lead up to and through the event.