Jake and a climbing partner rappel from the top down to the route base, then attempt a long 5.12a climb in Sequoia National ...

Unsent /un-sent/ 1. To have failed so badly on a route you had previously climbed that you negate your redpoint. 2. A humor column. Calling all Extremerz™: Picture yourself dangling 40-freaking-feet ...

Originally published on Rock and Ice in 2017. Republished here because some lessons can’t be overstated. Climb long enough and you’ll have a close encounter … or several. Mine was in 1986 at Arches ...