City of Rocks

Rock climbing on warm granite in the summer is always fun. Hanging and climbing with one of your oldest friends is even better. And getting to climb, work, and play with some of climbing's biggest names while testing and "modeling" next year's clothing and equipment line from Marmot... well, it made for a pretty special week. 

What better way to "train" for another season in the Himalaya (I leave in 2 weeks) than climbing stellar granite in the high desert in Idaho. The City of Rocks has been one of my favorite places to rock climb ever since I moved West, and this trip has been no exception. I was lucky enough to be sent out rock climbing by Marmot, along with Beth Rodden, Ian Boyer, Kami Hardcastle and photographer Ace Kvale and filmmaker Sinuhe Xavier.