Dave and the D5

My good friend Dave sent this photo of him  on his CAT D5 in Edmonton. Cant wait to go skiing with you man, already hoping for winter! 

Wishbone

This last friday, Mike and I shot up the parkway for an alpine mission. We had our sights set on something that we heard was in but as we ascended the broken talus and lateral moraines to get there, our eyes caught sight of a cool line coming down and barely touching the ground- we decided to check it out...

Mike brought a big piece of french bread for lunch, not sure why this photo made it in here?
The aformentioned hike and the weather which proved to be wintery
Entering the chimney, as I was climbing this I heard a loud pop in my shoulder. Trying to weight bear was painful, I finished to pitch and Mike came up to the belay. Having dislocated his shoulder years ago, he had some good questions to ask me before we decided to go down. The thing was swelling up faster that a fish in the sun. This route will have to wait...
Mike killing it on the first attempt to get to the ice, good effort. Too thin for us- no gear, scary.
 Good times, Doc says its a "torn posterior rotator cuff ligament". Try saying that at 6am, or anytime for that matter. Either way I am off the sauce for a few weeks while I recover the arm, hopefully back at it in mid November!

Another Great Summer-Wrap up Movie

Here is a little I movie I made about the summer in the Rockies, a great one indeed. After hurting my finger pulley in May, it was time to head up high and sample some of the great moderate alpine climbs that the Rockies have to offer. A big thanks goes out to the great partners I was lucky enough to have this summer!!

ESE Ridge Lady Macdonald

Early this morning I teamed up with my friends Amitai, Zach and Drew for a boulder hopping, creek jumping approach to the E ridge of Lady Macdonald. Even though I have actually done this route 4 times, I always get jazzed up thinking about the cool ridge and dreamy rock that makes up the thing.

Taking a back seat in the route finding, the fellas led us up to a great (and probably the actual) variation to the standard route, great rock and petrified churt make for secure and fun climbing.

Drew amidst the churt
The small step leading to the ridge
The ridge proper, what its all about
Thanks to the crew for a good day out