The Day I Sent Learning to Fly
A staunch trad climber’s 7-year journey to send a crack climb at Indian Creek leads to an unlikely acceptance of sport climbing. Now, what to do with those Carhartts?
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The Day I Sent
The Day I Sent Golden (5.14b)
Age brings wisdom, insight and mastery. That’s a pleasing fairy tale used to sell Viagra, luxury...
The Day I Sent Freerider in a Day
After surviving a 90-foot free solo fall, James Lucas commits himself to achieving a lifelong dream: free climbing El Cap in a day.
The Day I Sent All Along the Watchtower
Lying in my tent, listening to “No Hard Feelings” by The Avett Brothers, I went through a mental...
The Day I Sent Indian Face
It was right at the top of the list of things I would never do. Indian Face is not the hardest...
The Day I Sent The Titan
I sank three fingers into a sharp pin scar above my head, my arm at max span. I exhaled and...
The Day We Sent Logical Progression
I’ve never been a goal-oriented climber so I don’t really see the point in recording my climbs or...
The Day I Sent Blue Jeans
My forearms were quite pumped after a solid effort on the first of two crux pitches on my new...
The Day I Sent Thanatopsis
During fall and spring breaks from Columbia University, I went to the Red River Gorge to work...
The Day I Sent Color Blind (5.13a R)
In the wake of a divorce, an increasingly unsuccessful attempt at an academic career and a...
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