Nick is a writer and photographer based in Boulder, Colorado. He grew up roaming the plains of Kansas, but discovered the mountains and desert, and headed west where he lives to grovel in sharp, Vedauwoo cracks or huff his way up high in Rocky Mountain National Park. His work has appeared in Alpinist, The Denver Post, Counterpunch, and Threshold Podcast, among others.
Fall is often the high point on the climber's calendar. Conditions are cool, dry and fairly reliable—plus you're in bone-crusher mode having climbed all summer ...
Hike-in, backcountry climbs off the beaten path
After two days of bushwhacking, runouts and choss, Christian Cattell, a backcountry ranger intern at Yose...
Maureen Beck wants to show that adaptive athletes can climb as well as—or better than—anyone else.
Maureen Beck smears her toes on the smooth granite, greasy...
A conversation about training, risk, Taylor Swift and sparkly star stickers
Around 8:46 p.m. on June 13, as T-Swizzle vibrated through her earbuds, urging he...
