Shirakawa-gō

In 2008 when I was in Japan my host family took me to a village called Shirakawa-gō which is one of the most incredible places I have ever been to. The houses in the village have thatched roofs that easily withstand a lot of snow. The village is surrounded by woods and to get their one must travel on a new highway that involves some of the longest tunnels I have seen. All of these pictures were taken with a Nikon Coolpix 5700.

Hansville, WA

All of these pictures were taken in 2007.

Black and White Pictures From 2007

The Columbia Gorge

On New Year's day Charlie and I spontaneously decided to make the drive out to the Columbia Gorge from Portland to find frozen waterfalls and large icicles. The wind was blowing hard and the temperature was below freezing but we enjoyed our time driving and hiking around.

Seattle Bouldering Project

I have spent the month of January interning for the Seattle Bouldering Project owned by Andy Wyatt and Chris Potts. During the month I have learned how to build rock walls and the in and outs of starting a small business. It has been great combining my passion of climbing with an academic internship for college. Andy and Chris are awesome hardworking guys who are creating the best and largest bouldering gym in the world. It has been an amazing experience helping start up the SBP.


Andy climbing on the completed training wall.


The beginning of the main wall.









































The steel framing of a free standing boulder.


Late night climbing.


Scissor lifts.


Progress.


Welders.


Chris, Pat, and Andy working on sheeting one of the free standing boulders.


What Eddie and I worked on the second week of January.


Working on the north wall of of the main wall.

NYC

Waterville, ME