Adirondacks (map)

Chris warms up on one of the easier routes at the King Wall
Chronic Fixation

Jim belays Chris who is following the second pitch; the traverse is hard, but made easier using chimney moves with your back
Kingdom Come

Black Canyon (map)

Chris at the bottom of the route
Russian Arete

Mt. Kenya (Kenya) (map)

A bicycle repair shop on the way to Chagoria

A bicycle repair shop on the way to Chagoria

Our camp near the Austrian Hut

Our camp near the Austrian Hut

Feeling full after eating

Stormy weather moves in after setting up camp near the Austrian Hut

Reviewing route beta

Ravenous after our successful ascent of Nelion (4 hours)

Group shot in front of Nelion

Soloing the "easy slab" (more like 5.5 in places) to the notch
Southwest Ridge

Let's get the hell out of here…retreat!
Southwest Ridge

Fueling up for the descent
Southwest Ridge

Our first day on the approach to Mt. Kenya

Hanging out in front of the filthy Mintos Hut

Resting at Tooth Col

Eating at McKinder's Camp

Talking about options…should we climb another route?

Descending back to the roadhead, just entering the jungle

Resting at the Met Station, totally beat

We soloed several pitches up to some ledges, then racked up here at daybreak
Normal Route

Chris leads the section right of McKinder's Chimney
Normal Route

At the top of P15, Chris downclimbs into a gully and up the other side
Normal Route

One of the many raps from the summit
Normal Route

Racking up after soling a couple pitches
Normal Route

Chris belays somewhere on the route
Normal Route

Sitting in front of the Howell Hut
Normal Route

Investigating the ruined Bailies Bivy
Normal Route

This thing is barely hanging together; completely unusable
Normal Route

Nairobi (Kenya) (map)

Dining out in Nairobi

RMNP (map)

Chris begins the third pitch
Arrowplane

Self portrait at the summit
Arrowplane

Salmon River Falls (map)

Chris on the second ascent, hanging from a ripped out screamer after a tied-off ice tool popped; the other axe is left placed well above his head
Play It Again, Salmon

Chris on the steep ice column on the second ascent
Play It Again, Salmon

Chris reaches the first bolt on top of the steep ice on the second ascent; the route continues to the right onto a ledge (the one with the icicles), then pumps through three large roofs to the rim
Play It Again, Salmon

Chris belys Tommy in a field of blue ice blocks; while following the route, enormous ice blocks released, completely burying this belay spot in tons of fresh ice
Play it Again, Salmon

Chris belays Tommy while he places a screw
Play it Again, Salmon

Spring Creek (map)

Chris at the top of the "tower" after climbing a new line -- an absolute choss pile
Spring Creek Tower

Taylor Canyon (map)

Chris relaxes in the pass above Taylor Canyon

Tsavo (Kenya) (map)

Chris poses with the corporal's weapon, about 40 lbs

Chris arrives at the P2 belay
Ivory Corner

Some final sandy pits are crossed before we find a suitable camp site

Chris asking for directions and explaining what we're doing. Rock climbing seemed very foreign to the locals.

Chris and Corporal Bulge look around for a suitable place to camp…preferable not next to the river where all the big game are

Corporal Bulge shows Chris the fresh lion tracks; we're not gonna camp here

Our camp below Kitchwa Tembo

The approach to the east face of Kitchwa Tembo was some of the thickest bushwhacking I've done. Afterwards, I threw my pants and socks into the garbage.

More bushwhacking

The approach was harder than the climbing…at least more effort

Finally up at the col, we can start our climb up the large obvious spire
Covenant

We soloed the ridge up to the base of the final spire, about 5.5 or so
Covenant

At the base of the final spire, Chris pulls the vegetation away from the mouth of the chimney
Covenant

Chris arrives at the top of the chimney. This feature was unprotected for more than 100', and about 5.7 in difficulty.
Covenant

Rappelling ths chimney on the descent
Covenant

Our truck broke down just about every time we drove anywhere; this is the first of many repairs