A fantastic sport climb called Mezzaluna at Mount York. Background views of the valley miles below. One of my first lead climbs!
Where: Blue Mountains, Australia
When: September 22nd, 2007
Who: Grace Phang
Sunday, May 31, 2009
On the edge
Three muskateers
Soaking in the sunset.
Where: Blue Mountains, Australia
When: September 22nd, 2007
Who: Colin Searles, Dhugal, Grace Phang
Sunsetastic
We had a beautiful sunset poking through the trees behind us. These were in my edit-happy days so I did bring out some of the colors. I will post an original one of these days.
Where: Blue Mountains, Australia
When: September 22nd, 2007
Leading at sunset
Dhugal shows us how it's done on a sunset climb. You can see the alpine glow on the rocks. This climb was awesome because there was a ledge you could climb up and take pictures of people on their way up.
Where: Blue Mountains, Australia
When: September 22nd, 2007
Bringing out the blue
They ARE called the Blue Mountains.
Where: BLUE Mountains, Australia
When: September 21st, 2007
Trust the rope!
Colin looks good doing the 90ft abseil (or "rappel" in American climbing language) through a waterfall. My hands got pretty slippery!
Where: Blue Mountains, Australia
When: September 18th, 2007
Who: Colin Searles
Contemplating coldness
Sealing gear before a freezing plunge into the canyon. The sunlight makes the water look green at the end of the pinch.
Where: Blue Mountains (West of Sydney), Australia
When: September 17th, 2007
Who: Dhugal
Aiming high
Australian footy is awesome. I played for the Melbourne University "intermural" and got a split lip my first game. This was a match between North Melbourne Kangaroos and Collingwood Cats.
Where: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia
When: September 9th, 2007
Full house
A sea of fans separated by lines of shade.
Where: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia
When: September 9th, 2007
Friday, May 22, 2009
Bigfoot sighting
Australians are crazy. Mountaineers are crazy. Australian mountaineers are...
Where: Mt. Feathertop, AUS
When: August 26th, 2007
Who: Alaster the Australian mountaineer
Geodesic DOME
The Melbourne University Mountaineering Club hut. Thanks Buckminster Fuller!
Where: Mt. Feathertop, AUS
When: August 26th, 2007
Ski base camp
A cool thing about Australia is the tallest mountains are surrounded by MUCH smaller hills. Makes for a pretty dramatic contrast. This was the ski camp that I repeatedly fell down the mountain from.
Where: Mt. Feathertop, AUS
When: August 25th, 2007
Lone Ranger
Sweet snow wind ledges. Won 4th place at OA 2008 Photo Comp.
Where: Mt. Feathertop, AUS
When: August 25th, 2007
Up and Up and Up
We did a midnight ascent of Mt. Feathertop, the second highest peak in Victoria. The next day we went telemark skiing/falling down the mountain with skis on.
Where: Mt. Feathertop, AUS
When: August 25th, 2007
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Frost tipped
The clouds and the tree have a similar speckled pattern. Taken on a cross-country skiing trip at Mt. Baw Baw. Yes, Australia does have snow, just not very much.
Where: Mt. Baw Baw, AUS
When: July 29th, 2007
New tempur-pedics
I'm going to start sleeping like this against my wall. I hear it does wonders for your back.
Where: Cairns, AUS
When: July 14th, 2007
Sydney in stages
Downtown. Royal botanical gardens. Opera house. Harbour Bridge.
Where: Sydney, AUS
When: July 11th, 2007
Australian birds are crosseyed
Enough said. Taken during a 2 hour layover in Sydney on my way to Melbourne for a 6 month study abroad program.
Where: Sydney, Australia
When: July 11th, 2007
Strenuous canoeing
This picture pretty much defines canoeing in Black Canyon.
Where: Colorado River, AZ
When: May 29th, 2007
Splash landing
High speed exposure catches Vinnie's butt first dive.
Where: Colorado River, AZ
When: May 28th, 2007
Man overboard!
Vinnie gets the boot after some sub-par paddling.
Where: Colorado River, AZ
When: May 28th, 2007
So dam big
Checking out the Hoover Dam up-close on a Black Canyon canoeing trip.
Where: Colorado River, AZ
When: May 28th, 2007
Sunday, May 10, 2009
The summit
Thanks to Brian Schuster for all his great photos.
Where: Kindergarten Coulouir, CA
When: May 14th, 2007
Who (from left): Scott Bauer, Cora Shea, and Vinnie Casotti
Don't look down!
Almost to the top.
Where: Kindergarten Coulouir
When: May14th, 2007
Who (from left): Cora Shea and Scott Bauer
Alpine ice
More credit to Brian Schuster and his SD500. Climbing on some soft alpine ice. This was my first experience mountaineering! It gives a pretty good perspective on how little of Vinnie's crampons are actually in the ice.
Where: Kindergarten Coulouir
When: May 14th, 2007
Who: Vinnie Casotti
All together now
Where: Kindergarten CoulouirWhen: May 13th, 2007
Who (from top): Cora Shea, Vinnie Casotti, and Scott Bauer
Thanks to Brian Schuster for taking these series with my camera.
Self-arrest tutorial
Step 1: Initiate free fall. Doing a frontflip is usually sufficient.
Step 2: Get a hold of your ice axe while you are falling down the hill. No ice axe means you keep falling.
Step 3: Put your full body weight on the ice axe. Legs up in the air is not good form.
Where: Kindergarten Coulouir
When: May 13th, 2007
Step 2: Get a hold of your ice axe while you are falling down the hill. No ice axe means you keep falling.Step 3: Put your full body weight on the ice axe. Legs up in the air is not good form.Where: Kindergarten Coulouir
When: May 13th, 2007
Don't stab me!
This is a series of shots from our self-arrest teaching session. The goal is to hurle yourself into the air, avoid stabbing yourself with your ice axe and then stop yourself by slamming the ice ace into the snow. Vinnie and I got a little creative with it.
Where: Kindergarten Coulouir
When: May 13th, 2007
Who: Vinnie Casotti
Where: Kindergarten Coulouir
When: May 13th, 2007
Who: Vinnie Casotti
Tent advertisement
Credit for this picture goes to Brian Schuster with his Canon Powershot SD500. I think it would make a great Black Diamond tent ad.
Where: Basecamp for Kindergarten Coulouir (left of the rock formation)
When: May 13th, 2007
Monday, May 4, 2009
Girly sunset
Purple and pink. This one got invited to a "Absolut Sky" photo group. Not my favorite but it is pretty.
Where: Death Valley, CA
When: March 12th, 2007
Crooked leading lines
Interesting zig-zag in the leading lines.
P.S. No, I probably don't know what I'm talking about, but that's what I notice!
Where: Death Valley, CA
When: March 12th, 2007
Patagonia style
No, not the country. Yes, the clothing brand. They love the big nature, small people shots.
Where: Death Valley, CA
When: March 11th, 2007
Frisbee limbo
Drazz sneaks it under the bar at Trouble in Vegas.
Who: Drazz
Where: Las Vegas, NV
When: February 10th, 2007
Friday, May 1, 2009
Backseat rockclimbers
Vinnie and Brennan smirking as Colin builds an anchor. Don't worry Colin, I'd lower my grandma off it...
...ok maybe I'd put a crash pad down.
Who: Colin Searles (anchor builder extraordinaire)
Were: Joshua Tree National Park, CA
When: January 21st, 2007
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