Just finished up with a pretty spectacular week of learning in Ouray, Colorado. As one of 9 participants in a diverse class of rope rescue enthusiasts, I had a fantastic time absorbing the 65+ hours of knowledge put to us by the incredible Mike Gibbs, owner of “Rigging for Rescue”. Can’t really say enough good things about [...]

It was a short one, but a good one. Kicked off the road trip in Indian Creek with some great weather, birthday party fun, and spectacular company for climbing. Met up with some great folks like Andres Marin, the Kauffman brothers, Jim Nigro, Kristin Hughes and more. We got in lots of pitches with a new crowd and had a [...]

It was a fun few days in SLC. Amazing how much you can get done when you are in a city, but next to the mountains. Went for a great hike with my buddy Beck up Snowbird- roughly 3,000 vert- with a beautiful trail system. The hike was the biggest I have done with my knee (at [...]

“Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.” – Elie Wiesel from “The Survivor’s Club”- What it Takes to Survive Part I As I strolled through the bookstore for coffee on Sunday morning, while embracing my new relaxed acl recovery lifestyle of the week, a bright red [...]

Leo Lloyd with Rigging for Rescue, based in Ouray, CO, is an amazing instructor. With a boat load of knowledge, and an excellent teaching style, his students emerge from these courses better prepared and trained for dealing with rescue loads in tough environments. Tuesday through Thursday this past week, Tor Anderson, Con Severis, Todd Rector [...]