We get to the base of Snake. This time we have the route to ourselves with no parties waiting for us. We know what we are getting ourselves into. We free solo the first pitch and set the belay.

Since leaving Colorado on August 20, we have managed to log over 8000 miles. There is a lot to see in 8000 miles.

The Bugaboos are a world class climbing destination guarded by a multi-hour drive and a strenuous 3.6 mile hike with a crazy elevation gain. When you arrive in the parking lot after an hour long, 35 mile stretch of dirt road, you must wrap the bottom of your car in chicken wire otherwise the porcupines will mutilate any exposed rubber.

From August 18…I'm still trying to process everything that we did; it may take awhile to digest. Dan hitched out to Grand Junction to meet up with his Uncle and I followed a few days later.

“Finding our purpose in life seems to be a difficult process for most people. Perhaps it's a direction instead of an end goal: always straight ahead.” -Arno Ilgner

From June 26, 2014… Q: What’s the difference between climbing and golf? A: In golf you hear: WHACK….SHIT; in climbing you hear: SHIT…WHACK…

From June 17, 2014…It’s strange to think that I met back up with Dan only a week ago. It seems like a month has gone by already. Each day is filled with adventure and something new.

From June 14, 2014…I am going to try and summarize my travels so far so the next post can be a more detailed and current account of what I am up to and maybe some better pictures:

From June 7, 2014…For those of you who don't know me or just met me, my name is Thomas and I am living on the road in my Volkswagen van named Bertha with my Australian Cattle Dog BB. How did I end up in this predicament?