He's going to climb trad one day, but first we need to work on his standards for who he's willing to make out with...

Seems as if Steve House is the newest member of team n00b! Welcome aboard, Steve!

DJ cleaning house on his first FA. There is no gear to be had here and it hasn't been bolted for lead, but it's fun anyway.

This is a hard sit start that I am to weak to pull.... but it's still HELLA fun! That's right I said HELLA!

This is my son in his first pair of climbing shoes. Pretty soon, he'll be leading trad...

Searching for a grip DJ Trying to pull through the roof section.

Basin Arete Line - Large tree for anchor building. Would be a fun bolted lead. No Gear. NachoHedral is mungy dihedral in the left of photo. It has since been cleaned up significantly and has bolted anchors at the top. Fun Climb.

No lie, it's not even 6:30 in this photo. You gotta love Alaska in the summer! A 2 1/2 hour hike to the summit, a little bouldering, a wealth of excelent views and a good night's sleep later, Riley wakes up to head down Mt. Jumbo.

Juneau. What a super town. And if you like mountains, um, there's lots here! The prominant peak in the foreground is Mt. Juneau. Downtown Juneau is obviously at the foot of Mt. Juneau. The ridge running out to the right in the photo is Mt. Roberts/Gastineau Peak. Skyline in the back are the various Juneau Icefield peaks and ranges (Mendenhall towers and Rihno Peak being the most obvious features). I love my town! The town in the foreground, on the same side of the channel as the peak the the pic was taken from, is Downtown Douglas. And just think, it only takes a little over 2 hours to get to where this photo was taken from. All this and no traffic, smog, gang violence or freeways! What more could you want?

A real purdy place to sit, legs dangling, watching the world swim by, unless of course it's pouring down rain in which case it's miserable.