There was an air of anticipation as we followed the winding tarmac trail of Highway 120 upwards into the hills. Once again the scenery changed. This time it was from grassy meadows to dense pine forest – much of which looked like it was staging a comeback after a recent forest fire. Once through the… Read more

Spring was in the air today, and daffodils were in bloom in the valley below the big granite cliffs of Lovers Leap. Having stocked up with food and fuel in South Lake Tahoe, we headed off to take a look at some of the climbing at Lovers Leap. Armed with only a sketch map, after… Read more

After all the excitement of the last few days, we enjoyed a slow start and checked out of our log cabin at the last possible moment. It had been a very comfy stay, although we’d both had quite a restless nights sleep. We headed off north in the direction of Lake Tahoe, but must have… Read more

Ahhhh! Another fine day spent whooping down the deserted snowy slopes of Mammoth Mountain!  We’ve had a splendid day sliding around on the planks and once again, we’ve had the mountain and the chairlifts to ourselves.  It was a bright and clear start to the day, but around midday, some high cirrus clouds started to… Read more

It was a beautifully bright start at camp this morning. The wind had dropped, the dust clouds settled and all traces of cloud in the sky had vanished. After soaking up the warmth over an al fresco breakfast, we packed up and headed off to continue our mission of “climb, surf and ski around the… Read more

Bishop – the best bouldering in the world? Quite possibly! It’s certainly the best stuff I’ve ever come across. What an amazing place. Boulders that look like honeycomb, but are as hard as iron and covered in positive holds.  First off, there were a few housekeeping tasks to do in the funky little town of… Read more