Bolivia’s Road of Death: El Camino de la Muerte
After recovering from my climbing experience on Huayna Potosi, a new chapter was about to begin. We found a buyer for Angela’s motorcycle in La Paz. She needed to return home to Santiago,…
The Luck of a Nature Photographer
For a nature or a wildlife photographer, luck has always played an important role. Back in the days before digital when we shot film or slides, you may have hiked to a location…
Frozen: Conquering the Ouray Ice Walls
I’d heard bits of Ouray lore ever since I’d begun reading ice climbing and mountaineering adventure stories a year and a half prior. It was, apparently, the place to go ice climbing in…
My First Summit: Glacier Peak
There is a quote out there in the universe by Yvon Chouinard, “It’s not an adventure until something goes wrong.” I heard it repeated on the film 180 Degrees South and it…
100 meters up Savandurga
100 meters up Savandurga, we are exposed, without protection, and alone. Ambar, a local climber, and I are the only two that decide to make the treacherous climb up one of the steeper…
Galápagos
I landed in Lima alone and with no fixed plan. Back home, I’d toyed with the idea of heading to the Galapagos Islands but remained undecided about the ethics of my impact on…
