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 →
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 →
In early September, 1966 Dennis Hennek and I were laying plans to do a new route on the north face of Sentinel Rock in Yosemite. After first carrying food, water, and equipment to the base of the rock, I fixed … Continue reading →
As a former Yosemite rock climber, Ken was privileged to attend the 1999 Camp 4 Reunion. During the afternoon he photographed, his old friends and climbers from the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. That evening, he attended the reunion’s continuing … Continue reading →
Lisa and I took a road trip through some National Parks in possible preparation for expanding our operations to some of the other national parks in Utah, Arizona, and other localities in California. Our first stop was in Lone Pine, … Continue reading →
This sailing voyage is the third part of a circum-Pacific trip that my future wife, Barrie, and I took which began for both of us in Hawaii though Barrie was living in NYC at the time. She flew out from … Continue reading →
Shortly after New Year’s Lisa and I flew to the Island of Hawaii where we spent 5 weeks, mostly in North Kohala where I used to live, but also making a loop around the island. We were based at some … Continue reading →
May 19, 2013 Part 3: Canyoneering in Arizona After repacking our gear into our respective vehicles, Sue returned to her home in L.A. Kelly went to meet a friend, Lori, with whom he had a date to attend a dance … Continue reading →
May 17, 2013 Part 2: River Trips After sorting my river stuff in a casino’s parking lot, I crashed with Ira, his cousin, Mike and friend, Sue, both of whom I’d met decades ago in the hotel itself. The following … Continue reading →
May 14, 2013 Part 1: Mountain Biking & Rock Climbing This spring, Ira and I took multiple, semi-combined trips. He went mountain biking along the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park with a group of friends. Meanwhile, I went … Continue reading →
