Climbing Blog

Assorted stories from my adventures in the vertical world.

“One of the Best,” the incredible pitch 2 (5.11+) of the Flying Buttress (5.13d)

photo: Thomas Senf

Growing Pains: 2026 Liming Access Update

After doing a lot of communication with Chinese climbers and the Liming Climbing Community, I wrote a piece on what the situation is as of early 2026 as well as what happens next. Click the button below or image to the left to read the article.

Mountain Beta:

Torment Forbidden Traverse (2021)

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Allegory of the Caves:

Establishing One of China's Longest Multipitch Rock Climbs (2019)

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Climbing in the Time of the Pandemic… in China (2020)

(featured in Rock Pirates Magazine!)

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It’s Just a Ride:

My First Adventure in Ground-Up Big Walls (2018)

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Elephant Riders

The Creation of a (Hard) Multipitch

photo © Irene Yee / Lady Lockoff Photography