Backpacking
Pioneer Basin & Golden Lake via Mono Pass — July 2026
Three days over Mono Pass with Ariel and Atlas: a beginner-friendly basecamp at Golden Lake, a mosquito-swarmed push into Pioneer Basin, and 10/10 barefoot grass.
Sierra Nevada
Split Mountain —John Muir Wilderness — June 2026
A non-technical Sierra 14er with a burly approach: Red Lake to the summit of Split Mountain, with route notes and conditions.
Mount Sill via North Couloir — John Muir Wilderness — June 2025
A June snow climb of the North Couloir to the summit of Mt. Sill, deep in the Palisades Crest.
The Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne — Yosemite NP — Oct 2024
Point-to-point down the Tuolumne past Waterwheel Falls, from the Meadows to White Wolf.
Mt. Langley — Inyo NF — August 2024
One big day on Langley: a training-run summit push with big mileage and bigger views.
Evolution Valley Butterfly Loop— Kings Canyon NP — August 2020
Over Lamarck Col to a Darwin Bench basecamp — one day looping Evolution Valley, the next McGee Lakes and Evolution Basin.
The High Sierra Trail and The Kaweah Basin — July 2018
Off the High Sierra Trail and into the Kaweah — one of the most remote basins in the Sierra.