If you haven’t ridden in a hot air balloon, you should do so immediately if not sooner. As a kid, I was fascinated with balloons after reading Jules Vernes “Five Weeks in a Balloon.” I mean, who wasn’t?? Sometime after that, I saw that movie where Baron von Munchausen escapes in a balloon made out [...]

Hi Steph, First I’d like to say that I’m a huge fan. You are a very inspiring person in so many ways. I’m considering a relocation to Utah from Phoenix, AZ to try and enjoy some more simple living. Any reccomendations for particular areas in Moab to live or avoid. Thanks, Bryan Hi Bryan, You [...]

Hi Steph, My name is Roy Janssen from Belgium. By coincidence I met you through facebook. Obviously you have (too) many friends otherwise I could have send a friend request Thats why I now use your email address… Your climbing adventures are great, it shows true spirits and its a joy for the eye! I [...]

Ya ta hey Ms. Davis, Hello from the Navajo Nation! I have been climbing for a good two years now and I can’t imagine my life without it. Besides climbing, the only other place I have found balance and peace is in our ceremonies. I have one question: Do you practice any rituals or ceremonies [...]

Layton Kor has always been the most fascinating, inspirational climber I know of. As I learned to climb around the southwest, and then Yosemite and Europe, stories of his incredible pioneering climbs and spirit always arose. No one who climbed with Layton Kor ever forgot it, and the stories they told were stunning, funny and [...]

[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.