I’ve decided to go back to my old blog, anklebiter.net, and grab some writing I did when my man-children were mere babes. The other day […]
A midsummer quickie to remind you that I still exist
This will be swift because I don’t have a lot to say at the moment, and I want to take a bit of a break […]
Therapeutic climbing
or, climbing anyway when my physical therapist says I shouldn’t but I decide that I know better I am losing track of the time I […]
When walking is working out
And, surprisingly, what ends up being a meditation on Easter I have begun a new phase in my injury experience: walking on my own two […]
Speaking of molting
Watching the skin fall off of my entire leg, ankle, and foot as they heal, and as the puckered incision transforms to a smooth, thin, […]
Slow but steady
5 weeks post-injury, 4 weeks post-surgery… I still spend an inordinate amount of time sitting on the couch, occasionally crutching back and forth the first […]
After 30 years The Climbing Wall closed
A little over one week post surgery, and I’m stuck on my couch at home for the time being with my foot elevated. I am […]
Winter, a season for rest?
Thoughts on taking a break from climbing… or not I see deep play everywhere, expressed in infinite ways. It captures, for me, a quality of […]
Hueco Tanks 2023, No. 4: Big Iron on His Hip, aka, the one that got away, or, First Post of 2024!!
Failure is often a better teacher, and maybe even a better motivator, than success. For me, Big Iron On His Hip is a problem at […]
Hueco Tanks 2023, No. 3: Reconnaissance, or 5 things this trip taught us.
The word reconnaissance, when not used as a military term means, “preliminary surveying or research.” It has its roots in the French reconnaitre (recognize) and […]
