Hi Steph- I saw your towers climbing movie at the Mountaineers in Seattle a few weeks ago.   We didn’t know it was going to be about Moab.  And were so pleased to see Castleton Tower, The Titan and all my other friends.  Those towers and the red rocks are ole buddies.   I have [...]

Hi Steph, Your adventures, stories, and life have been a great motivation for my wife and I. The reason I’m emailing you is because a recent fall that has me questioning all the risks we take. I was climbing in jtree and took a 30ft ground fall. I received 7 staples to the back of [...]

hi Steph, quick question: i am a rookie climber – started end of december. but lets just say it was love at first boulder problem… i tried out the la sportivas at first, but they weren’t quite right. plus they were men’s shoes and i am female so that wasn’t quite right either… but climbed [...]

For a long time, practice to me meant practicing piano. It was a verb. I started playing piano when I was three. I don’t really remember much about it when I was really small, but I know I had to practice a half hour a day throughout childhood and an hour when I got older, [...]

At the beginning of this year, I made a big switch.  I decided to start wearing Evolv shoes, after many years with Five Ten.  It was not an easy decision: I will always love Five Ten and my friends there, and they make great shoes!   For a climber, climbing shoes are the single most [...]

Hi Steph, My name is Matt, I’m Director of Technology at a school here in PA. (www.freedomareaschools.org) I’ve gone bungee jumping and skydiving before, but have never really rock climbed. Do you ever instruct people or take anybody with you on some of your adventures? Are you single? I would think any guy would want [...]

Steph, I sustained my first finger injury and have been working on healing so I can get back to climbing. Aside from taping my finger I have been regularly icing it to reduce inflammation. Today, I decided to try using cold rocks instead of ice to help my finger and it worked great! I took [...]

Hey Steph  I’m 22 and currently reside in Bozeman, Montana where I spend my summers collecting beetles for bio-control of noxious weeds, and working with pine beetle removal; however the winter is wearing on me. I have never been down to Moab – I’m looking for advice on where to find some dirt-bag camping spots [...]

Hi Steph, just finished reading (twice) High Infatuation, thanks for the great time. I mean it. So much to tell and comment, but I must remember that the simplicity we both seek also means economy in words and computer time. I’m not a native speaker (Brasil) and I had to go looking for the meaning of ‘Infatuation’, [...]

Update to this story: we finished the silent auction last night, and received many generous bids. Thank you immensely to everyone who shared this post and sent in an offer!! The final bid came in over the actual retail cost. The check is going directly to Layton, and I know he will really appreciate it. [...]