Thizz

Picture 152-edited, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

Sometimes you just gotta.

Who: Colin Searles

Where: New Zealand
When: November 23rd, 2007

Leading at sunset

Picture 292, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

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

Contemplating coldness

Picture 020, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

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

Bigfoot sighting

Picture 081, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

Australians are crazy. Mountaineers are crazy. Australian mountaineers are...

Where: Mt. Feathertop, AUS
When: August 26th, 2007
Who: Alaster the Australian mountaineer

Man overboard!

Picture 078, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

Vinnie gets the boot after some sub-par paddling.

Where: Colorado River, AZ
When: May 28th, 2007

All together now

Where: Kindergarten Coulouir
When: 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

Backseat rockclimbers

Picture 010, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

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

Rabid OA guide

Picture 036, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

AGK, the man is truly a beast.

Who: Andrew Gordon-Kirsh
Where: Fall Rock Training Trip (location TBA)
When: October 8th, 2006

Boy, let me tell you somethin...

Picture 012, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

This guy was a character. Asked me to take a picture of him while I was walking down Skid Row. He had some advice for me; something along the lines of stay in school and don't buy crack from Joe.

Where: Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA
When: May 4th, 2006

Desperation

Picture 010, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

Where: Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA
When: May 4th, 2006

Crazy curls

Picture 015, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

Playing with the camera in the Dykstra 6th floor lounge.

Who: Rachael Duran
Where: Los Angeles, CA
When: April 23rd, 2006

Concentration

Picture 047, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

Heisman focusing on his fakes. He looks concerned that no one is open.

Where: Stanford campus, CA
When: February 26th, 2006

Go-kart intimidation

Doug Bauer is a kind man but when it comes to the go-kart track, he makes children cry. I still have nightmares of eating his dust (even on my birthday).

Who: Papa Bauer
Where: Go-karting outside Lyon, France
When: August 10th, 2005

Facial expressions3

IMG_0785, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

IMG_0812, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.
Of course the neighbors were there.

Who: John and George
Where: Menlo Park, CA
When: June 19th, 2005

Facial expressions2

IMG_0653, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

It was an intense ping pong match.

Who (from left): Michael Charley, Nathan Mazonson
Where: Menlo Park, CA
When: June 19th, 2005

Facial expressions1

IMG_0611, originally uploaded by Scott_Bauer.

Suzanne and Maimo (I'm pretty sure I spelled his name wrong) at my graduation party. Some of the first pictures taken with my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT!

Where: Menlo Park, CA
When: June 19th, 2005