Stories of the Climb

My “survival of the stupidest” event of climbing 30 pitches in a day at Smith Rock was accomplished. All pitches were 5.9 or harder except for the first pitch of the day (which was done by headlamp at 6:00 am – 5.8 “Five Gallon Bucket”). Read More »

Team Vivere Forte saddled up to raise money for the kids!Read More »

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