Photos by bluesky

Half the fun of Killer! The ride down! At the bottom, you've got one of the best rope swings around. Seen the locals giving their 3 your old the rope swing ride! (photo from Paul - Thanks)

Col crimping as she makes a clip on this fun line. Thanks to johnh for snapping the shot.

John (johnhennings) pulling pockets on Elmo's Fish. Light is a bit harsh, but great climbing.

John (johnhennings) crushes the bulge moves on Elmo's Fish

Pic of me rapping Cables. Long day back in '98. Coming off of D7 and summit.

Watching friends climbing at the Creek. Red rock, blue sky, lines into the sky!

Some things don't change with age ;) Still crazy after all these years :0)

My cutie sending the 'Standard Route' on Ship's Prow on a nice fall day ('04).

My friend Claudia climbing Whisper to a Scream, one of her first 11+ leads.

This shot is taken across the valley from Athabasca by a visiting German of our party on the Silverhorn in August of 2003.

A good overview shot of Athabasca. Taken in August 2003.

Climbing Purple Galaxy in my Chicken Hat in honor of Joolz. Crankin a move with Trumpet Face.

Smiling due to Jugs. Climbing Purple Galaxy in the Chicken Hat in honor of Joolz! Pic by john

Climbing Purple Galaxy in the Chicken Hat in honor of Joolz!

A nice line, a fun day, a nice day out with friends and a good send.

Another pic of me on Sig Sauer, more of a full view of this line at Pistol Whipped.

Pic of me on Sig Sauer. Sweet line at Pistol Whipped. This is just before the business.

Pic of me on Sig Sauer, I did some damage - on my fingers. Sweet splitter line on the sunny end of Pistol Whipped.

Hopefully this image gives some perspective to Killer. She is one long, pumpy and brilliant line. Here I'm breathing through the pump a clip before the anchors.

Addiction is a stellar line with amazing movement. I'm shown here in the crimpy lower section. The mid section involves BIG fun moves and the top some delicate climbing. Sinks classic.

This is the view down from the upper slopes of Mt. Richtofen. A peak just South of Lake Agnes near Cameron Pass on the Northern end of the Never Summer Range. I had bivied on the top of the peak after climbing it from the Agnes side the night before. I hiked down into Box Canyon and back out around to Thunder Pass, American Lakes and back to Agnes. This little Canyon is an alpine wonderland.

Ran into Lynn Hill at the Monastery back in 2001. It was a great experience and as you can tell from the photo, I was as excited as a little kid to meet one of my all time favorite climbing heros. She was down to earth, nice and climbed pretty well too. In fact she cruised on of my recent projects in smooth style.

Dan firing for the second sidepull on Finger Ripper. Too bad I didn't catch his left hand, would have been a nicer shot.

I can never say quit, especially when it's nice out, the headlamp is bright and the circuit of problems has to be sent.

An easy practice offwidth that Jeremy showed me. Practicing handstacks without squashing Rogo my photographer.

This stellar routes stellar third pitch is nice and fat. I think I placed four pieces on it - yikes!

Like the nose piece? Longest facial hair I've ever had - note how I can't call it a beard :)

Notice how it's warm enough down low for lakes to form on the Nebesna's surface.

The Nebesna is the huge glacier that we were deposited on days earlier. It runs many miles North into Canada.

Here we have just past the dangerous section of the lower route, ascending below many large seracs on the west face of Blackburn. This is just after the one hour period of twilight during the early Alaskan summer.

This is looking south at the North Ridge of Blackburn in late spring of '99. Due to nasty avalanche conditions we didn't ascend above around 11,500 feet on either the North Ridge or a NW spur of that ridge. Barely visible in this photo is our path around the right side of the first obstacle. Once on the slope above we retreated due to suspect slabs in the snowpack. Later on the NW spur we safely released a slide below us, retreating in fear of setting off a slide above us.

This is looking west our high camp around 10,500 feet. Due to nasty avalanche conditions we didn't ascend above around 11,500 feet on either the North Ridge or a NW spur of that ridge.

This is looking west from the ridge just above our high camp. The relief below us here was intense.

I took this photo from the plane on our trip home. Our attempted route, the North Ridge, is partially obscured by clouds left of the summit plateau.

A photo of me bouldering at the Tropics by brit Mark Savage. Sadly the Tropics - a chossy but fun area with seemingly endless traversing has been dynamited due to work on the Soldier Canyon Dam.

A nice view, and me being a good belayer but a bit antisocial. This is one pitch up on the 'Greatest Route'

Another photo by Alan Nelson of myself on Pinch. Here, with Tony and Brian? I'm trying Pinch with both feet on the rock. Yet to stick it this way.

Finally rolling over into the mantel. I've seen lots of folks who do the mantel different, often straight on with a high step on the sloping shelf below the hand. 6th Photo in sequence taken by Alan Nelson of myself on Pinch Overhang.

Looking for more feet. I pull the mantel by heel hooking out right and rolling over. So my left foot has to come underneath me next. 5th Photo in sequence taken by Alan Nelson of myself on Pinch Overhang.

Now I've reached the next handhold and about to get another. Notice how I'm using one of the holds on Mental Standard with my left foot to make all of these moves between the dyno and the mantel easier for myself. 4th Photo in sequence taken by Alan Nelson of myself on Pinch Overhang.

Of course I'm not one to campus moves, so here I go pulling my feet back on. 3rd Photo in sequence taken by Alan Nelson of myself on Pinch Overhang.

One of the coolest single moves on rock! 2nd Photo in sequence taken by Alan Nelson of myself on Pinch Overhang.

Photo sequence taken by Alan Nelson of myself on Pinch Overhang. Here I'm coiled for the throw.

A cold January ascent of Bearded Cabbage. Only Washington climbers were crazy enough this day to lay skin on the rock :)

Here I'm casting off on Moonlight Buttress' 6th pitch, the sweetest pitch. Endless #1 friends, also ate up 0.5 (pink) tricams.

Syke's Sickle is a beautiful alpine route with a little of everything. Here I'm in my element cruising the lower pitches (P4?).

This picturesque route climbs a free standing pillar in the main Vestibule of the Monastery. A sweet thin, technical and balancy route to boot!

Sonic Youth starts with a powerful roof, here Tony gives it a go.

Here I'm throwing down on 'Rode Hard and Put Away Wet.' I never found away to stick the throw, anybody shorter who has done this route have any tips?

A contrived problem I've been trying to suss out on the Piano Ridge. I've made the reach to a micro crimp, got to figure out the next move .