Kicking the Shit Out of Life

I love climbing.  There’s nothing like the buzz you get from taking your gear and walking up to an big, unclimbed line and sending it with your partner.  On this particular first ascent my friend Danny Mickers was on hand with a camera and got some really beautiful shots.  Looking at this one just makes me realize that even though we think we’re a bunch of badasses for risking everything to climb this stuff, we’re so insignificant in comparison to the things we climb.  This line was here long before I was born, and it will be around long after I’m gone.