Ragnar Relay - Wasatch Back Race

Last weekend Adam T. Neville organized a group of 12 to run the Wasatch Back Relay Race from Logan to Park City through the mountains covering about 180 miles. We finished in about 28 hours and pained with ailment. It was great. Likely planning on it again next year...come and get it if you're interested....ZOW!

Cody Nicklaus Miskin Graduates

Big day in the Miskin family this weekend. Cody, my brother of 17 tender years, graduates from High School. I flew out to Santa Rosa for the event. It was great to see him jazzed for the event.
We also had Peggy's annual fundraiser for breast cancer event, great golf games, and a Giants game where the Giants took the Padres in extra innings. Good times!

Escalante over Memorial Day 08

Over the memorial day weekend a big crew from Logan and Salt Lake went to Escalante to backpack and hike around Coyote Gulch, Calf Creek Falls, and some slots. Here's the video...it was epic!



I couldn't extract Sarah's singing from video; so here it is in video.

Kauai 07

Adam, Cameron, and I bummed around Hawaii last year for 10 days or so. Good times.

An unexpected visitor

Walked out to work in the yard and found this dead deer between my bedroom window and the AC unit in the backyard. Between dry heaving and hoisting, Adam and Mark pulled it out while Andrea's filming, Jocelyn offering some moral support and I'm sandbagging and dry heaving in the background....ZOW!

Ancient Arts

After a restful night sleep in a washed out river bottom we rose to an overcast sky glooming over Fisher Towers. After muddling through racks of cams and stoppers for 40 minutes and watching doctors poach our early attempt, we made the 20 minute stroll through red sand to stand at her feet .


Here's the climb, Ancient Arts (5.10d). There's a person in the middle to give perspective.
We simul-climbed the first pitch over mud clauds and Dr. Seuss-ian Hoodoos.
Chase cruised up the second pitch with ease stemming across a body width chimney. I was pleasantly surprised to be showered by mud debris.

I led the third pitch which became a little thin (this is the 10d part), nothing that can't be solved by cheating a bit with a little help from a strategically placed quickdraw.

Then the fourth pitch is the grandmaster mother of all exposure. Chase led it with confident ease and I pleaded with the almighty for avoidance of a high mountain rescue from the belay station. This leads to the top out on the corkscrew, gorgeous and scary....so scary.

Water Testing

Just testing the water