ALTON RICHARDSON

This is what inspires me.

[ladzinski]

Hello everyone, I need your help: my dear friend @adamsonalpinist (Scott Adamson) and Kyle Dempster are currently missing in Pakistan. They were attempting to climb Ogre2 and were last spotted about a week ago heading up. Bad weather moved in and they haven’t been seen or heard from since this last sighting. We are currently rallying to raise money to fund a search and rescue party. Any and all help is appreciated, for those interested in helping please go to www.gofundme.com/2mjv38k/donate to donate, link also n profile. Thank you 🙏🏻

[altonrichardson]

Moffat Tunnel was metal AF today! @coryfleagle shredding the choppy gnar in the Upper Gillbilly Couloir. Rollinsville, CO || April, 2016 #agrmedia @mountainstandard #RIMBY #ElNino #SuperBueno (at Moffat Tunnel)

[altonrichardson]

Saw this one off today. Have an awesome time in FRANCE @joolyhart! DIA, CO || April, 2016

[altonrichardson]

Nice little Easter hot lap with these two badass chica's this morning. Definitely some wind slab potential out there but overall nice conditions out at Caribou Wilderness, Nederland, CO || March, 2016 @mountainstandard #ElNino #RIMBY #SuperBueno

[altonrichardson]

Remember @jwebxl's Into the Black (V8X) from last year? Here's the landing... All we could really do was sit back and watch. Virgin Gorda, BVI || May, 2015 @climbingmagazine @hippytree

[altonrichardson]

Well, it happened. I'm on the cover of @climbingmagazine's 2016 Gear Guide! Pretty stoked that it's also @joolyhart's first cover and her first issue as Editor! Grab a copy and read the Editor's Note for a glimpse at what's to come at this great publication and let me know if you need help finding the right rope for you. 😜 Frenche's Dome, OR || November, 2015 📷: @joolyhart @traveloregon

[altonrichardson]

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These traces of winter hanging around got me wanting some more of this! 🎿 Ski line with @bendh at Teton Pass, Jackson, WY || February, 2015 #agrmedia @mountainstandard #RIMBY #SuperBueno #ElNino

[altonrichardson]

Umm, so wait. I go where now? A climber working an unclimbed(?), 5.13 line out the center of the Vathy Cave during the 2015 Kalymnos Climbing Festival. Port Vathy, Kalymnos, Greece || October, 2015 #agrmedia @travel_kalymnos #DWS #kalymnosclimbingfestival

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My commercial for @casio_us and @backpackermag just went live! Hit the link in my profile to watch the 2min version with Erik Stensland. Shot in Estes Park, CO || January, 2016

[altonrichardson]

What I would do for a warm campfire right now... 🔥! Indian Creek, UT || November, 2015 #agrmedia @mountainstandard #rimby

[altonrichardson]

In case you were wondering, this is normally what #Boulder looks like about this time of year. Too bad it's actually 60 and ☀️! This shot of @gleninthevertical following P2 of the First Flatiron's North Face Gulley AKA "The Silk Road" was taken 54 weeks ago to the day I believe. Boulder, CO || March, 2015 #fromthearchive @mountainstandard @bouldercolorado #RIMBY

[altonrichardson]

#Lizzie, not amused. Boulder, CO || September, 2015 #fromthearchive @mountainstandard #dogsofinstagram #vanlife @vanlifediaries

[altonrichardson]

Albert Einstein once said that insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results. That is essentially what climbing at your limit is, trying the same move or climb over and over, usually failing. It's frustrating, demoralizing, sometimes humiliating but always worth it. Even when you don't succeed, you usually walk away with a lesson learned. Maybe it's about technique or how to do better the next time you pull on. More often then not however, it's something internal. Not just how to be a better climber, but how to be a better person, a better part of this community. For us, the insane bunch, this is everything and what drives us to give it that one last go, both on the rock and off. @joolyhart finds her insanity while working the proj in Bishop, CA || February, 2016 #agrmedia @mountainstandard #tryhard

[altonrichardson]

I was already planning on posting this shot of @joolyhart before I found out that today is #internationalwomensday. Which was originally called "International Working Women's Day" and was started by the Socialist Party of America. So instead, I post this to celebrate how hard working, inspiring and generally bad ass my lady is. Even when the climbs have broke, contain shitty rock and are generally suited for taller folk, she keeps her head up and plugs along. Let's celebrate what the women in our lives do and accomplish everyday and never speak a word about. Not everything needs to be argued, called out, shamed or praised. The best people I know that are pushing this community ahead, say the least and simply get the work done and never ask for a pat on the back. That is the most inspiring to me. Oh, and it's also International Pancake Day, just throwing that out there. [image] Julie on a possibly broken and much harder, French Connection (V6-8?), Happy Boulders, Bishop, CA || February, 2016 #agrmedia @mountainstandard #superbueno

[altonrichardson]

These boulders never cease to provide, whatever it is you're looking for. Stay inspired and get high! The Buttermilks, Bishop, CA || February, 2016 #agrmedia @mountainstandard #superbueno Shot with @horizon_hobby #bladechroma (at Bishop, California)

[altonrichardson]

Hey friends!! Want free @mountainstandard gear? Now through the end of the weekend, EVERY 5TH ORDER IS FREE. Hit the link in my profile and GET SOME. [image] Morning rituals with @bendh in Indian Creek, UT || November, 2014 #agrmedia #superbueno #rimby #freegear

[altonrichardson]

🎶California Dreamin', on such a winter's day🎶 Pizmo Beach SP, CA || June, 2014 #agrmedia @mountainstandard #superbueno #vanlife