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« February 2009 | Main | April 2009 »
As mentioned in a previous post, I recently traveled to South Africa with climbers Beth Rodden and Tommy Caldwell. The first release of these images can now been seen in a new Marmot ad running in Climbing, Rock & Ice and Backpaker magazine. As the images attest, between sessions of world-class climbing, we always find time for some light hearted fun.
Shown above is the next in a series of Marmot ads featuring photography from my trip to The Grand Canyon with Beth Rodden and Tommy Caldwell. This is now running in the current issues of Climbing and Backpacker. Coming this spring, the ads will begin to feature my work from our trip to South Africa. Stay tuned!
If you are in South Lake Tahoe, CA, or ready for a road trip, please join us for an unforgettable evening with Climbing Legend, Fred Beckey. On Saturday, March 14th, Fred will entertain us with tales and images collected throughout his storied climbing career.
The show will be at Mo's Place in South Lake, a great place to grab dinner before the show and a drink after. A raffle and silent auction will be held during the show. All proceeds benefit The Access Fund and the Sierra Avalanche Center.
As a board member of The Access Fund and a close friend of Fred's, I'm excited to have him in town to make yet another contribution to the climbing world. Don't miss this opportunity to meet one of the sport's greatest names and colorful characters.
Last August, I spent a week paddling the Chilikadrotna and Mulchatna rivers in Alaska with writer Dan Duane on assignment for Men's Journal. This was an amazing trip as it took me to one of the few remaining wild places, joined by a great group of people. Of all the exotic locales my career has taken me, it's truly special that a place like this can be found within our 50 states -- a place where the balance of nature exists as it was intended. As well, it opened my eyes to the what could be one of the largest ecological disasters the planet has ever known.
This area is the proposed site of Pebble Mine, a gold and copper mine whose existence would bring about unimaginable devastation to Alaska's landscape and wildlife. In the center of it all lies the world's largest sustainable salmon fishery. Countless people and animals depend upon these fish for their livelihood. If plans for the mine are allowed to move forward, this resource would be reduced to an open pit mine so large, it could be seen from outer space and spill polluted water, destroying the river systems for hundreds of miles. Biologists and ecologists are scrambling to save one of the the few remaining functional ecosystems.
Click here to see more images from the trip.
Please pick up a copy of the March 2009 issue of Men's Journal for the complete story.
