High Places

Although I know it’s hard to believe, Moab just got even more perfect. (Anyone who is sassy can remind me of this when it’s July and has been a million degrees for as long as anyone can remember.) But Clint MacBeth has reopened the Skydive Moab operation, officially the best drop zone on […]

This is Eric Beckstead, was just looking around and saw your blog. I remembered hanging out with you guys for a couple of days in (I think) 2000 up in Moab. I was the tubby guy with the weird hair who played Didgeridoo.
In any case, was just checking out your web site and wanted to […]

Hey Steph,
First off, I recently read your book and thoroughly enjoyed it! I hope you have plans to publish more of your writing, as I like the more personal approach you took; I really felt like I was able to see things from your point of view (thoughts, fears, etc.), versus having you tell them […]

Hi Steph,
This is Frances Criswell, a high school friend of your mom’s. Dearborn High School, Dearborn Michigan.

Hi Steph
You inspire me - as does your book, and people like you.
I am 32 years old and I love the mountains. I dream climbing all the time, even though I think I suck at it. But you guys inspire me far beyond climbing — I take what you do as a metaphor for living, […]

Dear Steph,
Spring greetings from India.
Let me say it at the outset, I so envy what you do and can do
I love the mountains but have only done walking up the side. No rock climbing the real way. And most of the remaining time I am at a desk working on a computer; which […]

Hi Steph,
I’ve been super psyched to see your blog, and the videos of your climbs have been really inspiring!
I actually have taken the path you fled from years ago: I’m a law student with precious-few breaks to be climbing outside. Luckily, I have spring break and then a couple months off for summer. […]

Ever since the NY Times reporter (a very nice writer named Jere) came to visit last week, with Pete Mortimer and Nick Rosen (Senders Film makers extraordinaire), people seem very interested in Dean’s new BASEline project.

I’ve been wanting to jump the Mineral Bottoms area–famous for the Meri’s Gash jump. The cliffs are about 400 feet tall, like most things in Moab, but since they sit on a high talus slope, you get to fly your canopy a little longer, like at Castleton.

hey Steph!!
i’ll make my question quick, for you’re probably plagued w/ them all day… how can i get into BASE jumping, and advancing to wingsuit BASE? i live in Vancouver, BC, and haven’t a clue how to go about it. it’s just something i have to do.
Brendan Baggio
Dear Brendan,
Well, I would tell you that I’m […]