I’ve been in Rifle, Colorado for the past two weeks(ish). It was a spur of the moment thing. Joe Gifford found out that Owen Graham, Kyle Francis, and Brendan Mitchell were going to Rifle after nationals, so we decided to meet them up there. After clearing everything with our parents Joe and I left for Rifle. Since we really didn’t have any plans we were missing all the camping essentials such as a tent or cooking stuff. Luckily I have a huge family network in Denver which was on the way and they were happy to help out. So...

Recently it has been hard for me to find time off from work to go bouldering outside. After talking with my manager, I started getting more weekends off. I have been spending those weekends in Rocky Mountain National Park. Right Now the temps in Upper Chaos are good enough to send some projects. During my most recent trip to Upper Chaos I got on several different problems. My first send of the day was Skipper D. This problem is super classic, definitely one of the best best lines in Upper chaos. Next, I hiked to...

Summer in Colorado offers a willing climber WAY too many options for where to go and what to try on any given day. Do I go to Mt. Evans and try the old classics? Or do I go to Lincoln lake and test my piece there? Also, there are still plenty of options for a little exploration... As it has the last few Julys my attention has been focused on new boulders in one of my favorite places on Earth: Rocky Mountain National Park. The seemingly endless talus of Chaos Canyon is home to countless untouched, quality boulders as...

The first month the weather was good, not the best but enough to prove very hard boulders, which had recently been opened most by David Graham and Chad Greedy. Also to find new and open more boulders. Not to vary the days go by very fast and the weather get worm, but I could make some new boulders and other second ascent in Wail Basin, RMNP including Macho Man V10, Free bason V11, garfield v7 and others of the boulders that are in that area. After David Graham went to Australia, Chad Greedy and I still going to...

Lately I've been making the big trek into Upper Upper Chaos Canyon. There are thousands of new boulders to be climbed and it feels so good to feel that passion once again, as I march up and over hill and dale in search of the next great thing. Last week I gave Jimmy Webb a tour and he put down one of the best projects I knew of, The Ice Cave. I've put some effort into this amazing line for a few years. I've felt close but Jimmy is a young climber and at this point it's great to...

I just got home from a short 4 day trip to Yosemite where i spent most of my time working on Dogwood (v12), I came extremely close to sending this problem getting my fingers over the lip of the boulder. I am very excited by my progress on this classic. I should be returning next week to Yosemite to finish it up! I also had the opportunity to wrap down and start trying the moves on a project located in the back of Camp 4. I am quite positive this boulder has never been done before,...