I was driving home from the Gunks tonight, very focused on the fact that I was taking the back roads instead of 87, when the idiot light came on to warn me that I was getting low on gas. It was a surprise. Somehow I’d driven all the way to the Gunks that morning without… Read more »

Once upon a time, like all of us, I was a beginner. I had to be belayed across ledges and talked through cleaning an anchor. I didn’t know a right-facing corner from a left-facing corner or an Alien from a Camalot. I climbed what I was pointed at and took unexpected falls and couldn’t remember,… Read more »

I think a millipede may be the most disgusting creature ever. In case you’ve never seen one before (and before I started climbing at the Gunks, I hadn’t), here’s a link to Millipede Facts. Millipedes are unavoidable at the Gunks but this weekend they were swarming, along with killer ladybugs (sure, they’re cute but they… Read more »