We knew we were going to be cutting it close, we knew we would be tired, but we always thought we were going to make it. We started the week out in California welcomed by smoke from wildfires initially in San Francisco and a talkative old Airbnb host. Hoping for a reprieve from the cold in Chattanooga we met some good folks, revisited some good folks and got good work done with some of our brands. After all the work was done we were excited to be on the way to Horse Pens and

What does climbing mean to me? A question that I have often pined over. At certain points I wanted this answer for myself; frequently I needed it for others. Climbing teaches grit & perseverance. Climbing instills a desire to travel. Climbing brings me to remote destinations. Climbing focuses my time & effort. Climbing nurtures confidence. Climbing provides a social outlet. Climbing reminds me to endure. Above all, climbing has given more than it has taken. Climbing is more t

Tonsai is in my opinion one of the better vacation climbing trips you can take. There are just very few places in the world where you can wake up and eat breakfast in an open cabana next to the beach, walk to the crag and climb for a bit, take an afternoon break and go for a swim and drink a couple of beers while watching others climb and still have time for more climbing or an afternoon hike. Not to mention getting to go out on long-tail boats for the deep water soloing. We