Desert Mountaineer

The year was 2003.

Thursday, August 8, 1991 Even if you’ve never been there, it’s quite likely that many of you have heard of Lake Louise.

Howdy, Folks.

Getting An Early Start Okay, I admit I’m guilty of heading out to do a climb at what must surely be a ridiculously early hour.

In southern Arizona, about halfway between Gila Bend on the west and Casa Grande on the east sits an area called the Vekol Valley.

I’m still surprised when, once in a while, I discover photos I took back in the 1960s and 1970s, photos that were stored away someplace that I had forgotten about.

I’m still surprised when, once in a while, I discover photos I took back in the 1960s and 1970s, photos that were stored away someplace that I had forgotten about.

Howdy Folks – today I’m going to spin for you a tale about how I climbed Cathedral Rock.

Rhodes Peak Back in 2007, Andy Martin talked me into an attempt on Rhodes Peak in the Galiuro Mountains.

Back in 2014, climber friend Andy Martin called me and suggested we go and climb an un-named peak that happened to be the highest point in the Grosvenor Hills (the “s” in Grosvenor is silent).