The Mariposa Museum and History Center is organizing a “Yosemite Climbing History” exhibition which will include artifacts, photographs, a time-line, and a series of speakers on various aspects of Yosemite’s climbing history. The opening of the exhibition will be on … Continue reading →
Concerned as we have been about the conditions in Yosemite and other national parks during this government shutdown, we have seen from our most recent tours that conditions in the most visited sites in Yosemite Valley and the core corridors … Continue reading →
Recently, some climber friends of Lisa and mine, Josh and Miranda, who live nearby, got married, and we gave them a present of historical rock-climbing equipment. We felt that they might enjoy climbing hardware more than additional house wares since … Continue reading →
Lisa and I left our home near Mariposa in time to set up our one-night bivouac, so we could briefly connect with friends at Facelift, see the “Free Solo” movie, spend a day cleaning up in Yosemite, and still get … Continue reading →
The Mariposa Grove was closed in early July, 2015, to begin implementation of a long-planned restoration project. It was principally funded by The Yosemite Conservancy which collaborates with the National Park Service to fund conservation projects within Yosemite. The long … Continue reading →
One aspect of Royal Robbins’ life that stands out for me is the depth and breadth and the numbers of people whose lives he touched, and more than just touched, but profoundly shaped and guided, not only by his words … Continue reading →
Since the President isn’t doing much to help the people in Puerto Rico and is blaming them for their plight after hurricane Maria, I have made up 5 shoeboxes of life-sustaining supplies to send to Puerto Rico. I have joined … Continue reading →
After weeks of discussion, we finally committed to shut down tours for 2 days, so we could travel to a friend’s house in Corvallis, Oregon within the path of totality. Guides Ira and Ken, plus Lisa, and our tour coordinator, … Continue reading →
Last week, our guides and families took a trip up to the Nelder Giant Sequoia Grove, near the outskirts of Yosemite. While some of us had never been there before, we all have known about its existence. It was partially … Continue reading →
After such a drought-breaking, wet winter (with record-breaking water content in some portions our snowpack), the waterfalls in Yosemite are (almost) making up for the past several years of dry winter weather! At any rate, the contrast with previous years … Continue reading →
