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! I`m Jaakko from Finland and really like what you do! That`s so nice to see girls doing something so cool things.. (My girlfriend is also BASE-jumper) Smooth climbing and the cherry on top of the cake you do nice BASE-jumps from beautiful exits… I just watched one of your videos from VIMEO and [...]

Hi Steph- I have to start off by saying you have truly inspired me… clearly as this is my first piece of “fan mail” EVER! When I first started climbing I saw The Sharp End and was totally blown away when I heard you talking about and acknowledging fear. This got me thinking about all [...]

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

Hey Steph, Just wanted to let you know the First Ascent Series is out on DVD box set. We will definitely send you a copy. The box set includes an extra episode called “Desert Rats” that features you climbing Learning to Fly. Here it is: http://vimeo.com/14436091 cheers! Nick Rosen Sender Films

Your letters really mean a lot to me! Thank you for writing to me. I am feeling the urge to start a new book project…your encouragement might be enough to push me over the edge before too long xx Steph Hi Steph, I just read your book and I found it very inspiring, I think [...]

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 [...]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] For the last month or two, I’ve been pretty motivated for training. In fact, I was liking it so much, I wasn’t really thinking about much else. I tend to get kind of focused on whatever I’m doing, and sometimes need to be yanked out of my groove

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