Trip Report — Cordillera Blanca Part 2 (Artesonraju East Ridge)

Contents of this post:

• Context
• Logistics
• Approach
• Climb & descent

Context

Trip Report — Cordillera Blanca Part 3 (Alpamayo and Quitaraju attempts)

Logistics and planning

After our successful Artesonraju expedition, Andreas, Matt and I agreed that we would tackle Alpamayo and Quitaraju next. Alpamayo (5,947m)…

Trip Report — Cordillera Blanca Part 1

(Note: this report has two sections: First around arrival, logistics and acclimatization, and then a second one on our Ishinca and Urus Central attempts. Also, Medium is acting up, so pictures will come later.)

Arrival, logistics…

(training) Trip Report — Longs Peak and Lamb Slide

As part of this month’s training program, Rob and I decided earlier this week it’d be good fun (and even better training) to spend back-to-back long days at Rocky Mountain National Park (or “the park,” as the locals call it) to train…

I’m reading the Colombian Peace Accord, so you don’t have to (Part 2)

Overall, this is a tricky chapter. Some aspects are clearly necessary (e.g., better guarantees and security for the opposition)…

And it’s a wrap… Lessons from an alpine summer

After three months of going around the Cascades, Colorado, Peru and Chamonix (for a tiny bit), my first alpine season is now over. I’m in Colombia for a couple of weeks before going back stateside to spend the fall rock climbing. Lessons and…

Trips report — Hallett Peak and Spearhead

Hallett Peak (Great Dihedral, 5.7)

Trip Report — Aesthetic perfection in Indian Creek and Yosemite