Tales From the Rock

Some of them tall. Doug. I've been around the sun more than a few times, but I'm still young, damn it!... *palms face* God help me... Old school from the 70's. Climbing, adventure, inspiration, and the natural world. Been there, done that, got the tattered and torn 'Go Climb a Rock' t-shirt. Still doin' it. Hopelessly, incurably, fatalistically romantic. Open minded enough to keep the good stuff from spilling out. Dedicated husband to an amazing lady. This blog is best viewed as a four column tapestry, and though I sometimes reblog from NSFW pages, this page will mostly remain workplace safe. Click a tag to pick your tonic. Click the source at your own risk. :P

[hobolunchbox]

E!

[radical-revolution]

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[the-heart-of-the-lion]

Launching out

[quotemadness]

Have fun, even if it’s not the same kind of fun everyone else is having.

C.S. Lewis (via quotemadness)

[deeplifequotes]

“You need people in your life that are further along than you, people that are more experienced, people that are out of your league. You need to be exposed to new levels so that you can go to new levels.”

— Joel Osteen

[fossil-climber]

On the Trail Again: 50 Years Later | REI Co-op Journal

Two brothers reprise a backpacking trip they took, 50 years later in their original, external frame REI packs. Click to read the heartwarming story.

[iamthereluctantoptimist-deactiv]

[orbo-cinemagraphs-world-blog]

MotoGP Slow-Mo.

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[tarotartemisia]

Comforting thought: the trees of the forest will never betray me. They will shield me and protect me.

[fossil-climber]

Glad to hear that you’ve never been caught in a forest fire.

[namk1]

[quotemadness]

You don’t get explanations in real life. You just get moments that are absolutely, utterly, inexplicably odd.

Neil Gaiman (via quotemadness)

[namk1]

[afadthatlastsforever]

I am simply thankful  for your existence,  whether I am meant  to be a part of it  or not.

Beau Taplin • Y e l l o w s t o n e (via afadthatlastsforever)

[house-under-a-rock]

Peter Croft free soloing the Rostrum (5.11c, 8 pitches), Yosemite

photo: John Bachar

[lovevanessa]

[quotemadness]

“The most memorable people in life will be the friends who loved you when you weren’t very lovable.”

— Aidan Chambers

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