Photos by maldaly

This is what happen when some bozo blows off a huge chunk of ice when starting to rap into the Schoolroom. Please walk down. There are now 2 nice options so rappell are stupid.

Jordan Campbell leading the classic splitter on a nice day.

My favorite Climbing cover shot. The day we discovered the North Quarry I ended up spotting Wilford high-balling most of the day. Nice landing, eh? I think we both would have died.

I know this doesn't have much to do with climbing but we took a day out of our climbing trip to float the Big Hole in MT and I landed this beauty. His name is Fred...

This was the tuesday after the Rendezvous. No one in the Gorge, perfect weather and great scenery. Mike Turner offered to shoot. Thanks Mike

A nice thin crack wth pods so good they'll rip your fingers off. Power through the lieback (I couldn't) to the roof. Another Mike Turner Photo

Tony and Julie sharing a joke around the campfire

Honest to God, this guy was on the ledge next to me on Insu Bong, the most popular crag in Korea. And, honest to God, he's actually belaying a guy up there on the rope. And honest to God, when his cell phone went off he answered!

Is this political? I don't know but I needed somewhere to post this so I could link to it.

Leashless is the bomb. It lets me climb like I'm rock climbing.

I'd just made this new thin crack foot and was trying it out on Fat Cat. Damn thing didn't work.

I have 4 different feet I use for climbing (L-R) Crampon foot, Crack Foot, Thin Crack Foot, All-round Foot.

Another view of my climbing feet. (L-R) Crampon Foot, Crack Foot, Thin Crack Foot, All-round Foot.

Beautiful conditions in Ouray on opening day 2005. Mal climbing out. Rope was photoshopped out because the color clashed with my clothes. Photo by Al Fiorello

Four and Five pitch climbs start just 5 minutes from beer. Via Finlandia goes up the panel on the right.

An easy hour stroll from the rifugio Lavaredo brings you to the base of these 20 pitch towers. Climbs range from 5.7 to 5.13.

18 pitches of vertical 5.8 make up this incredible rute. Approach is 20 minutes from the Rifugio Lavaredo.

A close-up of the Crazy Train area on the lower East Face of Long's. CT on the right. Wrecking Ball on the left.

This picture was taken in mid-October in 2000. Sometimes it's in, sometimes it's not.

The guide books call this 5.8 and it may be if you find the secret handhold. I chickened out right about where you see me. As I was lowering off I saw the fixed pin I missed and the secret handhold.

I felt great leading this pitch. Not even breathing hard at the top. While belaying my partners up my chest started to hurt. I assumed it was bronchitis because I'd had it before. It was a heart attack coming on. 3 hours later, I flatlined.

Leading a route on the guide's wall in Red Rocks. This is the slabby wall right next to the parking lot for the Sandstone Quarry area. Don't know the name of this route but it's the bolt line 30' right of Fender Bender.

A photo of all the metal in my righ ankle after it was fused. This lasted just over a year before I amputated.

Leading the first pitch of Dr. Delam in Ouray. Jan 2004

I was psyched. After 2 1/2 years of being a cripple I was on my way to being an amputee. Rig on my left leg is an Ilizarov; a type of external fixator that can re-grow bone.