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Lowering Your Climber: a review of tools/techniques

To save some of the furious fingers that may start sending emails and criticisms towards me please read the following....

Desert Storms

I’ve heard it said in regards to planning a climbing trip that “if you wait for the right weather before...

The Importance of Goals and Motivation in Climbing

In many ways, climbing is the process of achieving your goals.  For those who want to climb big mountains, each...

The Power of Self-Efficacy…

By Neil Soneson, August 20, 2018 What is self-efficacy? Firstly, efficacy means the capacity for producing a desired result or...

Why I Love to Guide

By Neil Soneson, August 17, 2018 What does it mean to guide someone? How does this differ from simply telling...

Becoming a Certified Guide…

By Michelle Marco, April 9, 2018 My introduction into the Rock Guiding world has been quite a unique experience. I...

Untrained but Not Untested: Speed Hiking the Echo Canyon Trail

I moved to Phoenix, Arizona in the fall of 2017 to work as a rock climbing guide. The extreme heat...

Surprise yourself: Defeating Self Doubt

It has been almost two years since my marriage was forever changed  by piss. My wife urinated on a test...

A new kind of bachelor party!

When most people think of a  Bachelor Party their minds fill with scenes from the movie “Hangover” or of a...

From Water to Ice!

This Thanksgiving I had the time to reflect on things that I am thankful for. Family was first in mind as...

From Forest to Desert!

This weekend I had the honor of climbing with clients from out of the country. While Canada may not seem...

Only 24 Hours ! ?

When I was a young child (last year) I would complain to my father “I need more time! There aren’t...

TRIP TO COLORADO SPRINGS

We had an awesome trip to Colorado Springs, CO. Two guides, five days and a bunch of climbing.

BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS

Today was an incredible day in the McDowell Mountains in Arizona. I was incredibly priviledged to climb with four new...

CLIMB AND SURF SAN DIEGO

Went climbing and surfing in San Diego recently. It was so much fun. For those unaccustomed with surfing there is...

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