True Adventure Begins When Everything Goes Wrong.

Just Why Is Yosemite Climbing So Different ? Why Does It Have Techniques, Ethics And Equipment All Of Its Own ? The Basic Reason Lies In The Rock Itself. Nowhere Else In The World Is The Rock So Exfoliated, So Glacier-polished And So Devoid Of Handholds. All Of The Climbing Lines Follow Vertical Crack Systems. Every Piton Crack, Every Handhold Is A Vertical One. Special Techniques And Equipment Have Evolved Through Absolute Necessity.

Is Climbing, As A Passion And As A Sport, Better Off Now Than It Was In The Past? We Can Do Harder Climbs Now In Faster Times - Techniques Are More Refined And Equipement More Sophisticated - But Are We Really Any Better Off?

I've Accepted The Fact That There's A Beginning And End To Everything. All Species Are Born, Evolve, And Then Die Off. We're Going Through The 6th Great Extinction And The Large Mammals Are Going First And, You Know What - We're Large Mammals!

I Believe The Accepted Model Of Capitalism That Demands Endless Growth Deserves The Blame For The Destruction Of Nature, And It Should Be Displaced. Failing That, I Try To Work With Those Companies And Help Them Change The Way They Think About Our Resources.

The Secret To Happiness Is To Be Working At Your Passion. If You Want To Be Miserable, Lead A Desperate Life Like Everybody Else Where They Drag Their Asses To Work Everyday Because They Hate Their Job.