Photos by mother_sheep

No animals were harmed in the shooting of this photo. I'm not sure who was more curious, myself or the marmot. Photo by Randy Wong, Mt. Shavano summit.

My new friend above 14'k, Mr. Marmot.

My love life has oficially gone to the dogs. :-)

Here I am soloing up some easy route at Nip and Tuck. The look on nextascent's face when I popped up over the top was priceless. I love those moments where you're feeling it and you just do it! Photo by nextascent.

Randy is my gym and sport climbin friend. He's one of the few people that you meet in life that you would hang the moon for if you could. A great friend indeed. Here we are on a ledge on Wind Tower one day after work.

This is a pic of my fiance and I making love on a beach in the Cook Islands. . . Okay, okay, that's a lie. There is no fiance. There is no beach. There is no love making. BUT there is a very big diamond about 1 mile away from this very spot. :-) Me above Peacock Pools. Photo by Randy Wong.

I'm tired, therefore I sleep. So you want 40 characters. . . Trip over own feet Fall in snow Discover snow feels more comfy than own bed Close eyes Sleep Snore Drool

Me doing what I do best, going no where fast with no purpose at all. Photo by Randy Wong.

Here is Torrey and I hanging out in a junk yard in Moab on Thanksgiving day. Myself, jay_bird, charlieclimber and clymber were headed to Vegas when *POW*, clymber hit a deer. We pulled into a gas station at about 5:00 am when the radiator decided to spill ALL of it's contents. We walked to Dennys, feeling a little down on our luck, where we met the Angel of Moab. Our waitress hooked us up with a friend of hers who owns a junk yard. He worked most of Thanksgiving day on the truck. He gave us a ride and a tow too. Our waitress even offered us dinner and to give us her radiator right out of her truck if we needed it. These people were the epitome of kind. From the junk yard, we made it to Indian Creek for some fun climbing, great camping and great company with some great new friends. It's funny, we really didn't get that much climbing in but really, I had a fantastic time. I have a lot to be thankful for but during Thanksgiving 04, I was thankful for the kindness of strangers. It helped renew the notion that not all people are bad. Photo by Charlie Fowler.

I love morning light in the mountains and the last warm rays of sun in the desert. Here I am on Quaterback at Shelf Rd soaking up some of those rays. Photo by Randy Wong.

Here I am climbing Chunky Monkey. To the photo bomber who votes my photos with 1, here is another 1 for you. Photo by Randy Wong.

I'm happy because I'm about to head up my first oficial ice lead in Silverplume

Me on some 10 a next that is next to some 5.9. Yeah, I'm the beta master, or is that master beta? Knuck knuck. . .Photo by zozo.

Heading up Solo Flight on Lone Eagle Peak. A beautiful 4th class route with fantastic exposure. Photo by Randy Wong.

Hallets Peak. My friend Michael and I climbed the Great Dihedral, which is located left of Hallet's Chimney.

Here's Michael and I after climbing The Great Dihedral on Hallets. Good peak, good friends, good day.

Heading up to the 1st or 2d belay on the Great Dihedral.

This tyro is in a secret spot so I can't give you a 40 character description. If I did, someone would have my head on a platter. Happy humting!!!! Like my socks??? Photo by Randy Wong.

Leading up some route with the word meat in it??? Rated 10c I believe? Photo by sandbag.

Here I am working my way up some 10c at Shelf. I forgot the name of the route. Meat Cleaver or something like that??? Thanks sandbag for the photo and thanks cologman for the beta and route suggestion.

Me heading up West Side Couloir on Mt. Democrat. Spring 04. Photo by mtngeo.

Me on the summit of Lone Eagle Peak. Photo by Timstich.

Me leading the chimney pitch on Lone Eagle Peak. Photo by timstich. Great route, great partner, great weather, long day. :-) My head wasn't so great though. I was a dummy and forgot my helmet. This was one of the loosest routes I've been on yet or at least the descent was.

Here I am being lowered into the 40 character abyss. Mmmm, round numbers.

Here I am clueless. I thought I was about to lead up Washington Irving 5.6 but instead I ended up leading an 8+ pitch and attempting the 9+s section of Strawberry Shortcut. Nice learning experience to see that I'm more capable of doing things I didn't realize I was ready for. In retrospect it was good but really I was scared. The gear was NOT good at all. Photo by ZOZO!