Category: beyondlimits
Joshua Tree Paradox Sports Skills Camp
Joshua tree national park I’ve been back from Joshua Tree National Park for a few weeks now but have been a bit under the weather with a leg infection and some wounds on my feet. Thankfully I am on the mend and infection free. I am also finally mentally able to write about the… Read more
Lots of Winter Updates
It occurred to me that I hadn’t written here in quite a while. I think it is mostly because I have been in the job finding hunker down for winter mode. I just realized though that a lot has actually happened this winter. WInter activities I got my first ever, all mine, made for me… Read more
Six Degrees of Nick Hall
Planning for rainier Over the past week or so I have been discussing my next adventure, an ascent of Mt. Rainier, with Gary Dunn, my friend and climbing guide. We have been getting advice from various people on what type of equipment to use as well as the various methods of ascending. Some people have… Read more
A Night Amongst The Stars
Judging by my title you might think I am writing about another adventure sleeping outside on a portaledge somewhere away from it all and staring up at the stars. Not this time, this time I am writing about the stars of climbing. I recently had the opportunity, thanks to Google Maps and Sandy Russell, to… Read more
Livin’ on a Ledge
It’s been almost a couple of weeks since I was in Yosemite National Park making an attempt to sit climb Zodiac on El Capitan. I have had some time to process and think about the whole experience. I have also been traveling with Sandy for the last week and have been very tired when we… Read more
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 into the base. The team has been working hard all day fixing ropes on the… Read more
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 his house. I decided to buy us tickets to the Reno Air Races because I… Read more
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 friend Mike Corbett. Another good book for you to check out would be his autobiography… Read more
Paradox Sports Yosemite 9/11 Event 2016
Sorry, this is so long but I had a lot to say haha. This weekend I had another amazing opportunity provided by Paradox Sports to join old friends and new in Yosemite National Park. We were there for a weekend of learning, climbing and hanging out. We spent two days pushing ourselves to new limits and… Read more
My First Sit Ski
Since I was in junior high I have been involved in various sports off and on. One of those sports that I came to love early on is downhill skiing. I was encouraged to learn to ski by my physical education teacher, Bob Dyer. He would take me to Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation for one… Read more