A little over a year ago, just before my birthday, I was seized with the urge to free solo Jah Man on Sister Superior and base jump off it. In 2008, I free soloed the North Face of Castleton and jumped off the top, and it remains one of my favorite adventures of all time. [...]

A year ago I received a handwritten letter and photo from a UK soldier stationed in Afghanistan. In the photo, he was sitting on some rocks reading a copy of High Infatuation, which was pretty amazing to me! I was very worried about him…not everyone comes home safe from service. I sent him some posters [...]

You may remember that we organized some fundraising to help Layton Kor, by auctioning off lots of gear and climbing days to raise money for his medical fund. Stewart Green has been the instigator and constant force in this effort, continuously getting signed photos, magazines, books and posters to keep the support going for Layton [...]

Hello Steph. Just wanted to say that clip of your free solo on Castleton was truly inspirational! Thanks! James Taylor www.jamestaylorsurfing.com

Hi Steph, I’ve been following your blog ever since I picked your book up off the shelf at a local bookstore and madly read through it over the next couple hours. I wanted to say thank you for writing it so honestly. It actually helped my family understand why I go out and do the [...]

As you know, the laytonkorclimbing.com fundraiser has taken on a life of its own, thanks to everyone who keeps thinking of more ways to help. As soon as Alison Osius wrote the first article about the site in Rock and Ice (thus forcing us to make the site in time for the article to come [...]

Hi Steph– Your recent blogging is really an inspiration. I recently watched your Castleton/Diamond movie, and it was very honest about soloing and spending quality time in the mountains and the wilderness. Those must have been genuine learning experiences. Thanks! –Dave Hi Dave They were incredible learning experiences, and I am lucky to have had [...]

People sometimes ask me what climber inspires me, and who I look up to. When I first started climbing, I was totally inspired by the legendary climber, Layton Kor. Layton made cutting edge ascents in the Utah desert, the Diamond, Yosemite, the Black Canyon, and the Alps. He loved all the places I love, and [...]

The Moab desert….the best place on earth. an afternoon on Castleton Tower from steph davis on Vimeo.

Hi Steph, I just have to say I was blown away seeing a video of your free solo climb up diamond. Ive seen a bunch of climbing videos and I climb myself, but Ive never seen anything like what you are doing. Its amazing to think that you really put yourself out there and just [...]