My First El Capitan Route
Tomorrow the climbing team Craig Muderlak, Gary Dunn, Christian Catell and I will embark on my first El Capitan route named Zodiac. We will be in the El Cap Meadow at 6 am and meet the carry team to head … Continued
Heroes and Friends Part 3
So in my final installment of Heroes and Friends I am going to get to the friend part. The whole reason this weekend even happened was because an old friend from way back, Jonathan Parker, invited me to stay at … Continued
Heroes and Friends Part 2
On my way to visit my friend Jonathan Parker, I met another hero of mine from Childhood. Mark Wellman is the first wheelchair user to climb El Capitan. He completed this feat in 1989 with just the help of one … Continued
Heroes and Friends
Growing up and to this day I listen to country music and as I am writing this post I can’t help but think of the lyrics of a Randy Travis song. The song Heroes and Friends has a chorus that … Continued
Training for El Capitan
When I decided to embark on this journey of trying to climb El Capitan, I knew I needed to train hard. Two years ago before I made my first trek to the valley I trained with my friend and mentor … Continued