Verdon Gorge for National Geographic.

Verdon Gorge is mind blowing. What an experience to be able to enjoy and experience it for the first time with such good friends, amazing rock climbers and talented creatives. HERE is the piece I was invited to shoot on with the very talented Keith Ladzinski last spring. 3SP_8348 Photo by Keith Ladzinski of myself hanging high above the Verdon Walls with camera in hand. (more…)

belvedere drift

Daila Ojeda hard at "work", climbing some great classic for the Prana short we filmed last month in La Turbie, France just above Monaco
Daila Ojeda hard at "work", climbing some great classic for the Prana short we filmed last month in La Turbie, France just above Monaco.
I guess writing is just like anything else. The less I do you it, the harder it becomes and eventually the need for it can fade. But just like a lot of things I’ve discovered over the last months, most of the time all I have to do is jump right back in to an old pursuit, to remember just how much I love something. (more…)

Flow

Rainbow view of Mount Sopris from my summer abode in Carbondale, CO.
Rainbow view of Mount Sopris from my summer abode in Carbondale, CO.
Turns out I’m a pretty terrible procrastinator. I’ve decided that’s why I’m drawn to climbing, production and traveling. These are things that demand you to be in the moment, make decision without hesitation, trust your gut instinct and inevitably learn from the fuckups they sometimes lead to. (more…)

Returning to

It always amazes me how adaptable the human brain is. Yesterday on NPR I heard how they measure the growth of information in the brain much like you see a muscle form on the arm. You can make yourself more creative or better at a sport. It’s all about putting in time, repetition, repetition, repetition. In essence the human brain is made to assimilate to just about any situation. But despite how a level of me knows this to be true, there continue to be moments where I can’t imagine being able to adapt to anything different than where I am right now.

Pita climbing in Oliana .
Pita climbing in Oliana .
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