Dear all, I am back home in Taipei now and that means that my Yangshuo climbing trip is officially finished. This trip is my first climbing trip focusing on sport climbing; I have to say I’ve learned a great deal
Still in Yangshuo China
The climbing in Yangshuo China continues to be great, and I am getting stronger and more confident on things I used to be afraid of. The local residents live right next to the crags are usually very friendly and helpful.
In Yangshuo China now
Dear friends, I am currently in Yangshuo China doing some limestone rock climbing. This town has been a famous scenic town since generations ago. Not long ago, people discovered that Yangshuo has much great rock climbing to offer and this
Heading Toward Aconcagua
On June 11, 2008, after many days of bushwhacking through numerous willows in the Alaskan tundra, we newborn NOLS instructors were anxiously waiting for the bus along Alaskan Highway. It was raining a little bit, but the wetness and coldness
Crack Climbing, Splitter Camp, and Indian Creek
Crack climbing was first introduced to me in the summer of 2007 by three NOLS instructors, who are also enthusiastic crack climbers; I was highly intrigued. My first encounter of a 5.7 crack felt like a 5.9. Then when I
How to Find Climbing Partners
“How to find climbing partners?†I’ve never considered myself a shy person, but this question used to trouble me. Back in summer 2005, I signed up to a beginner’s rock climbing course at a local gym for me and my
Traditional Leading and Maximum Entropy
Many climbers have told me that they are fascinated about this aspect of climbing: Climbing experience strikingly reflects real life, which makes them look at their lives more closely in different perspectives and grow due to this self-retrospection. I can
A Summer with Boys
I worked three climbing courses this summer in Pacific Northwest for YBOYS. It’s self-explanatory that our students were all boys, and they were middle school or high school Seattle urban kids. Besides that, all my co-workers were guys, and therefore
Cascades – South Early Winter Spire
Climbing an alpine route is a must otherwise you can’t state that you have been to the Pacific Northwest. Ted, a Bellingham based climber, whom I first met at Red Rocks in spring, invited me to climb some alpine routes
Dirt Bagging
Ever since I started rock climbing outside, I’ve been acquainted with a few dirt bag climbers. Their lives are all about climbing, eating and sleeping are their secondary concerns. Sometimes they sleep in a car which is usually their home;
