High Places

Hi Steph,
Firstly, I want you to know I am a HUGE fan of yours. I read your book two times and every time it just really resonates with me. I think what you have done for women in the sport of climbing is phenomenal and I find your dedication and authenticity to the […]

Hey Steph,
My name is Rachael and I am 16 and have been extremely interested in climbing for a few years. The problem is, i’m the only one in my family who likes to which makes it hard to get to places especially in Pa. I often go up to the local College and boulder with […]

I drove up to the LaSal Mountains yesterday morning, itching to skate ski. My knee is still pestering me a little, a month after I sprained it. Climbing is fine, BASE jumping is fine, skating with caution on uphills and flats is fine….but skiing downhill is what my knee most does not appreciate […]

In Moab, winter is coming to an end….or rather, opening into spring. Suddenly the days are much longer, and the air has an edge of warmth rather than the bite of cold. The sun is everything here in the desert. I have learned to shape my life to it.
Desert dwellers […]

Steph,
I’m a long time climber who was recently forced to take several months off for disc surgery. I’ve been struggling with being laid up and inactive for the first time since finding climbing thirteen years ago. I knew ahead of the surgery that I would struggle without friends and climbing but I was not aware […]

Hello Steph,
You’ve aquired many beautiful pictures, on your many climbs. I enjoy looking at them. Ordering a copy of your book is on the things to do list, after seeing your site.I am in comparision to your epic climbs; a mere rookie. A rookie with great ambitions. I am an Arborist […]

Hi Steph!
I am happy to be emailing you, since when I read your wonderful book I had never climbed before and now I have climbed and I have questions! Before I get to it though I’d like to say that I loved your book and I love your blog and really appreciate how well-kept and […]

This week has been the annual migration of the Stone Monkeys, from Yosemite to Moab. Since it has been dumping snow in Yosemite, the time was right for the monkeys to arrive.

Ivo Ninov, the Bulgarian ex-pat, has to be one of the most legendary characters of the modern climbing world. He has been […]