Except for a break between 1980 and 1985, when I found myself stuck back in Los Angeles and my weight went from 185 to 245, I’ve climbed and backpacked nearly continuously my entire life. At times in my life that’s all I ever really wanted to do. Too many “High points” to mention but low point was in 1985 when, with a young girlfriend who was having a much easier time at it than I was, I was too heavy to do the mantle move on the 5th pitch of The Nutcracker, a moderate climb in Yosemite Valley, (which I done many times) and had to traverse off the route in embarrassment. The route generally takes about 3 hours. A year later, back in shape, I returned and unroped speed soloed the route 3 times in just over two hours, passing the same roped party twice, which was cathartic but only partially made up for the prior embarrassment. Amongst my greatest regrets is that, in more than 60 years of climbing, usually for reasons of speed but just as often for reasons of laziness and neglect – I didn’t take more photos. Consequently, these images represent a small portion of my experience and reflect not so much what was photo-worthy, though they all are, but rather those periods of time that I happened to have a camera. There are many photos of many climbs out there, taken by others. Those folks know who they are and if they stumble across my site, it would be great to hear from them and swap images. Chronology includes only longer climbs or shorter climbs with photos and some misc. stuff.
Miscellaneous Images
They Wore No Helmets (a video retrospective)
1963 Sentinel Rock, Southern Sierra
1967 Rocks above Chatsworth, California, w/Jeff Trigg
1967 Mt. San Gorgonio, Traverse Range, So Cal, w/Byron Yasumoto
1967 Mt. San Antonio, San Gabriel Mts, So Cal. w/Ellen John
1969, Mt San Jacinto, San Jacinto Mtns., So Cal, w/Diane Serlin
1969 Mt. Agassiz, solo
1971 Mt. Whitney w/ Bruce Pavlik and Don Kaspar
1971 Mt St Helens, N Cascades, Washington, solo
1971 Mt Adams, N Cascades, Washinton, solo
1971 Mt. Olympus, Olympics, Washington, solo
1972 Longs Peak, Colorado Rockies, solo
1972 Teewinot, Tetons, Wyoming, solo
1972 Mount Shasta, Winter, w/Bruce Pavlik
1972 Mt Marcy, New York, solo
1973 North Palisade, U-Notch, California w/Steve Dashe
1973 Mt Brewer-North Ridge to North Guard, High Sierra, solo
1973 Mount Whitney, East Buttress w/Bruce Pavlik
1974 Mt Sill, Swiss Arete (E. Butress), High Sierras, California, uroped solo
1974 Traverse of Sawtooth Peak, Matterhorn Peak, The Dragtooth, Yosemite, solo fall and injury
1975 Mt. Sill, From Glacier, w/Rudy Torbich
1975 N Palisade, East Butress, w/Rudy Torbich
1975 Mt Winchell, East Face, w/Rudy Torbich
1975 Thunderbolt Pk, High Sierra, w/Rudy Torbich
1976 Bishop’s Balcony, Yosemite
1976 Royal Arches, Yosemite, solo
1976 S Face Washington Column w/Art Baggett
1976 Chounard-Herbert Rt, Sentinel Rock, Yosemite w/Art Baggett
1977 El Capitan, Yosemite, w/Bill Lester
1977 Ahwahnee Butress, Yosemite w/Bill Lester in February
1977 Washington Column, Direct Route, w/Bill Lester
1977 E Face Mt Humphries in winter, High Sierra, solo
1977 Royal Arches and others, Yosemite, w/Katie Draher
1977 Middle Cathedral Rock, East Butress, Yosemite, w/Dave McClellan
1977 Trans-Sierra Ski, Yosemite, solo
1978 Lost Arrow Spire Yosemite, w/ Pete McGee
1978 El Capitan, The Nose, Yosemite w/ Dave McLellan
1978 East Quarter Dome, Yosemite, w/ Dave McLellan
1978 Mt. Whitney, East Face, High Sierra, w/Dave McLellan
1978 East Face, Aiguille Extra, High Sierra, w/Dave Mclellan
1978 South Face of Washinton Column, Yosemite, w/Dave Mclellan
1978 Sentinel Rock, West Face, Yosemite, w/Dave McClellan
1978 Higher Cathedral Rock, NE Butress, W/Dave McClellan
1978 Basket Dome, Yosemite, “The Lost Kishka” (FA), w/Dave Mcclellan
1978 Sentinel Rock, North Face, Steck-Salathe, Yosemite w/Dave McClellan
1978 Trans-Sierra Ski, Yosemite, w/Katie Draher
1979 Clyde Peak, High Sierra, w/Dave Mclellan
1979 El Capitan, East Butress, w/ Bill Lester
1980 Cathedral Peak, NE Butress, Yosemite, w/Belle Yang
1985 Needles, Southern Sierra, California, w/Belle Yang
1987 5.10c Hand Crack, Yosemite unroped solo
1987 Giant Sequoia Tree, Yosemite, w/Todd Hoitsma, Rob Warren, Bill Lester, ARRESTED! (again…lol)
1987 Middle Cathedral Rock, East Buttress, Yosemite w/Richard Lake
1987 Third Pillar, Mt Dana, Yosemite, w/Richard Lake
1988 Lamb Dome, Tuolumne, unroped solo
1988 Serenity Crack, Yosemite, unroped solo
1988 A Separate Reality, Yosemite
1988 El Capitan, East Butress w/?
1988 South Face of Clyde Minaret, High Sierra w/Alfred Tao
1988 Royal Arches, Yosemite, w/Bill Lester, Felix Rigau
1988 North Dome, Crested Jewel, Yosemite, w/Bill Lester
1989 Washington Column, The Prow, Solo
1989 Third Pillar of Mt. Dana, Yosemite, unroped solo
1989 El Capitan, East Butress, unroped solo
1989 South Face of Washington Column, Yosemite w/Bill Lester
1991 Grand Teton, Exum Ridge Direct, w/Ingrid Nystrom
1991 El Capitan, Salathe Wall, Yosemite w/Brent Bishop
1991 Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, w/Ingrid Nystrom
1991 Half Dome, SE Face, Yosemite w/Ingrid Nystrom
1992 Sentinel Rock, Chounard-Herbert, Yosemite, w/Ingrid Nystrom
1992 Mt, Blanc, Chamonix, French Alps, w/Ingrid Nystrom
1992 Aiguille Du Midi, Chamonix, French Alps, w/Ingrid Nystrom
1992 Aiguille du Midi, Arete du Cosmiques, Chamonix, French Alps w/Ingrid Nystrom
1992 Middle Cathedral Rock, East Buttress w/Ingrid Nystrom
1992 Lost Arrow Spire, Yosemite, w/Ingrid Nystrom
1992 Climbing above Tenaya Lake, Tuolumne. w/Ingrid Nystrom and Bill Lester
1992 El Capitan, Salathe Wall, Yosemite w/Brent Bishop
1992 Mono Lake Tufa Towers, Ingrid Nystrom
1993 Matterhorn, N. Arete-Hornli Arete Traverse, Switzerland, unroped solo
1993 Mont Aiguille, Vercours Alps, France, unroped solo
1993 Petit Dru, Bonatti Pillar, French Alps, solo
1993 Mt Blanc, Trois Monts-Cosmiques, France, unroped solo
1993 Lost Arrow Spire, Yosemite, w/?
1994 Mt. Sir Donald, NW Arete, Canadian Rockies, unroped solo
1994 North Face of Mt Athabasca, Canadian Rockies, unroped solo
1994 Pic Du Midi Ossau, French Pyrennees, w/Bill Lester
1994 Mount Robson, Canadian Rockies, unroped solo
1994 Cima Ovest, Italy, w/Sabine Farber
1994 The Eiger, Mittillegi Arete, Switzerland, w/Bill Lester
1994 Lost Arrow Spire, Yosemite, solo
1994 Steck-Salathe Route, Yosemite, w/Eric James
1994 El Capitan, East Butress w/Eric James
1994 Pic De Sant Cugat, Spain w/Bill Lester
1994 Aiguilles Des Amitges, Spanish Pyrenees w/Bill Lester
1994 Barre Noire Couloir to Barre Des Ecrin’s, France, w/ Pam and Frederique
1994 Mt. Pelvoux, French Alps, unroped solo
1995 Fairview Dome, North Face, Yosemite, w/Bill Lester
1995 The Wetterhorn, Swiss Alps, solo
1995 Lost Arrow Spire, Yosemite, w/Marta Prada
1995 Higher Cathedral Spire, Yosemite, w/Marta Prada
1995 North Dome, Crested Jewel, Yosemite, w/Marta Prada
1995 Fairview Dome, North Face, w/Marta Prada
1996 Corrugation Corner, Tahoe, California, unroped solo
1997 Castle Mountain, Brewer Butress, Canadian Rockies w/Martha
1998 Grand Teton, North Ridge, w/ Ryan
1998 Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, w/Ryan
1998 Needles, S Dakota, w/Ryan
1998 Grand Teton, East Ridge w/Joe Quinn
1998 Mt. Owen, Tetons, Wyoming, unroped solo
1999 South Crack, Tuolumne, w/Martha
1999 Tetons, Traverse: Teewinot-Mt. Owen-Grand Teton-Middle Teton. unroped solo
1999 John Muir Trail in 7 days
2000 Grand Teton, Exum Ridge Direct, Wyoming, w/Owen
2001 John Muir Trail in 8 days
2001 Sonora Pass to Yosemite Valley 82 miles, Sept 9-12, 2001
2001 Clover Meadow to Yosemite Valley, Oct 7 (my 50th birthday) 50 miles in 24 hours.
2001 Mt Dana, California, w/Martha
2002 East Face of Mt. Whitney, High Sierra, w/Martha
2003 Martha at Ellery Lake, Tuolumne
2004 Iron Mountain Lake w/Martha, Reno and Sheila
2004 Cathedral Peak, Tuolumne, w/Martha and Robin
2004 Courtright Reservoir, Spring Dome w/Martha
2004 Shuteye Peak, Southern Yosemite, w Martha and Robin
2004 Hermaphrodite Flake, Tenaya Lake, Yosemite w/Martha and Robin
2004 Ribbon Falls, Yosemite
2004 “CS Concerto”, Yosemite Valley, w/Martha
2004 Sierra Point, Yosemite, w/Martha and Robin
2004 Willow Creek w/Martha
2004 Yosemite Point w/Martha and Robin
2005 Grand Teton, Exum Ridge w/Robin
2006 Mt Conness, North Ridge, Yosemite, unroped solo
2016 Mt. Whitney, East Face, 5.9 variation, unroped solo (age 65)