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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.

Satellite terrain map showing the red-lined climbing route up to Split Mountain, with Cardinal Mountain, Mt. Tinemaha and Birch Mountain labeled, 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.

Patagonia 2024

This is certainly one of the trips of my lifetime. I am blessed and grateful to have pulled something like this off. Looking back through…

Google Earth satellite map of the four-day Bear Lakes Basin loop traced in red over Italy, Dancing Bear, Feather and Pine Creek Passes, John Muir Wilderness

Bear Lakes Basin w/ Mt. Julius Caesar— John Muir Wilderness — July 2025

Granite Park to Italy Pass, up Julius Caesar, then over Dancing Bear Pass into Bear Lakes Basin under Seven Gables.

Satellite terrain map showing the red-lined route up the North Fork of Big Pine Creek to the summit of Mount Sill, with North Palisade, Giraud Peak, The Thumb and Cloudripper labeled, Sierra

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.

Satellite terrain map showing the red-lined route from Tuolumne Meadows down the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, with Tuolumne Peak, Mt Hoffmann, Polly Dome, Tenaya Lake and Olmsted Point label

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.

Satellite terrain map showing the red-lined 26-mile loop over Cottonwood Pass to the summit of Mount Langley and back via Cottonwood Lakes, with Cirque Peak labeled, Inyo National Forest

Mt. Langley — Inyo NF — August 2024

One big day on Langley: a training-run summit push with big mileage and bigger views.

Google Earth satellite map of the route traced in red from Yosemite Valley over Half Dome, up the Merced River and over Vogelsang Pass to Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park

Yosemite Valley to Tuolumne Meadows, via Vogelsang Pass and Lyell Fork — Yosemite NP — MDW 2021

Valley to Meadows the scenic way — Half Dome, the upper Merced, Vogelsang Pass, and Lyell Canyon.

The Brewer Loop — Kings Canyon NP — July 2020

In March of 2020 I began reading “Up and Down California”, which is William Brewer’s journal from his time as the 2nd-in-Command of the…

Google Earth satellite map of the Butterfly Loop route traced in purple over Lamarck Col through Evolution Basin and McGee Lakes, Kings Canyon National Park

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.

Base Camp Butterly Loop: Shot by Michael Faso on Film (Kings Canyon NP)

Base Camp Butterly Loop: Shot by Michael Faso on Film — August 2020, Kings Canyon NP

Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) Section Hike — Big Meadow to Eagle Lake— Memorial Day Weekend 2020

This hike would be my first multi-day backpacking trip of the year, and more importantly, my first wilderness adventure in a post-Covid…