20 Questions
Describe your climbing background?
I started climbing in Joshua Tree with an electrician’s harness, a nylon towrope and friends who were out there for the sheer adventure of it all. I don’t even think that’s called “trad” (and maybe it’s called dangerous), but I’ve felt the same sense of adventure on the bigger climbs from Patagonia to Alaska to the Himalaya and the Karakoram Range. I love all types of climbing, from boulders to walls to big mountains.

Was there a big breakthrough or defining moment for you?
Hearing a cricket in my vestibule after making it down from a peak that I didn’t think I’d make it down from was BIG, because I’d dreamt about it first. I think about it all the time.

What do you do when your not climbing?
Photography, writing, running a film festival, playing music, working.

Any training advice or suggestions?
Train all your muscles, not just climbing specific ones.

Who or what inspires you?
Great music, great landscapes, great friends and people who share their stories.

Anything that really irks you in the mountains?
Leaving trash, altering the environment or pulling an attitude.

What's playing in your stereo / ipod / head right now?
Tool right at this second, but I like lots of music from Bluegrass to Hip Hop.

What book are you reading right now or read that you liked?
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy.

Favorite place to climb and with whom?
Black Canyon with Mike Pennings.

What are your future plans or goals in climbing?
Going at it alpine style on inspiring objectives in neat parts of the world.

Anyone you would like to thank?
My friends and family.