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. [...]

Hi Steph, how’re you? I’m Edoardo Valleferro from Cortina, I meet you at the end of july after your conference for Cortinaincroda. I really enjoy that evening expecially the video in which you jump off from the Tofana’s Pillar! It was amazing! I thank you again for signing your book for me. I just finish [...]

Hi Steph, Just been on your website and was over the moon to see that I could send you an e-mail! I’ve been climbing about a month, literally everyday. I’ve always been terrified of heights and wanted to conquer the fear, or at least get a hold on it. It has changed my life. Anyway, [...]

Dear Steph, I am your age. I am a climber from Poland. My climbing adventure is quite short. It started about one year and a half ago. My climbing problems are the same as most beginners have. It is the fear from falling. I tried to fight with it, but it gave no effect until [...]

Hi Steph, I’m a 30 year old Estonian fitness enthusiast living in Australia. I’ve taken up climbing. I find climbing without rope very natural, honest and sober. I’ve been climbing a few meters high horizontally to train technique. Naturally, my climbs get higher and harder all the time. A quick look on the Internet gave [...]

Hi Steph!, My name is Jon, I’m 37 and live in Colorado Springs. I first read about you in the book 50 Favorite Climbs, and was truly inspired by the coverage in Alpinist 23 of your free solos on the Diamond. I didn’t get into climbing until about 6 years ago when I moved to [...]

hi steph,how are u? i hope everything is going great for u

Hi Steph, How are you? Before anything, let me say that I admire your ability and am perhaps your craziest fan. I watch your videos almost every day … Especially the one where you solo the Diamond. Much the same mass! I always watch the THE SHARP END. I sit with my wife and I [...]

Hey Steph! Im at Auburn University in Alabama and saw the sharp end just about 3 hours ago after a class in my friends dorm room. The majority of the time I was watching, my jaw was on the floor when you came on. That was so sick of a solo climb, honestly just…..SO awesome. [...]

Steph, Awesome website – the pictures are killer! I just got into climbing a couple months ago and you’re a huge inspiration for me. Couple questions: How do you go about planning a free solo climb? Like, how many times would you do it with rope first? What is going through your mind when you [...]