wyoming tent

i shot film in wyoming. with the pervasiveness of digital, it's something i rarely do these days.

the process takes time. you shoot frames, develop film, and finally scan. in homage, i've decided i'm going to slowly post my selects from the cirque of the towers trip. here's #2.

the hottest climbing rope in wyoming

i'm just getting around to editing some photos i took in wyoming during my august '07 trip to the wind rivers. here's a photo of my friend andrew's hot pink climbing rope. the cirque of the towers is in the background. hot. very hot.

wind river range, wy - alpine style

i just got back from a week of alpine climbing in wyoming's wind river range. pretty amazing place. i'll post some pictures shortly. for now, i simply wanted to make a quick note of what i climbed. i always forget. this will be my log of sorts. feel free to ignore. Aug 8, pingora, south buttress 5.8 (4 pitches) and variation 5.9 (4 pitches); Aug 9, mitchell peak, north face center a.k.a. ecclesiastes 5.9 (11 pitches); Aug 11, mt. haystack, minor dihedral 5.9 (10 pitches).

i find alpine climbing to be very challenging - the early starts, the fact that you carry a pack with you, the commitment to sustained climbing for 9+ hours, the risk of dealing with bad weather, etc. it excites me and scares me a bit at the same time. throughout the week i managed to trad lead three pitches (5.7, 5.7, and 5.6). a fraction of the 29 total pitches my friend andrew and i finished.

as with everything though, the more you do it the more comfortable it becomes. right? maybe i'll agree with this notion on my 300th pitch.