I admit, I am not a very religious trainer. Recently I have developed a bit of a base jumping problem. Which though it does seem to make you extra brave (and, you can fly which is obviously awesome!) not very surprisingly, does ZERO for the finger strength. Hmmm.

Hello Steph, i am a huge admiror of yours. I read your book in only few days. What a inspiration. I am impress by your charisma and your talent as a women climber. I am always amazed to read about you and how strong mentally you are, i envy that. I have to say, i [...]

Thanks Sender Films for this great video clip! By pure luck, Pete Mortimer and Nick Rosen were in position when I sent Concepcion–so they captured some full-on yelling and screaming. Dean made the first ascent of Concepcion and did not rate it. I also have no idea of difficulty–for me, it was just really hard

I’m taking a trip to Boulder this week! I’ll be giving a slide show called “High Places” this Thursday night at Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder. The show is about free soloing (the Diamond and Castleton), learning to skydive, wingsuit and BASE jump, and what all these things have in common–namely, dealing with fear.

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Leftfield “Leftism” Release the Pressure In Arizona there is a lot of open space, like Utah, like Wyoming, like Montana. The Grand Canyon is a massive gash into the earth, shooting sub-canyons off into every direction. For a BASE jumper, it’s the promised land.