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Kung Fu Films and Climbing
I went through a Fist of the White Lotus phase. I became transfixed by the choreography, the movements, and the super-humanness of the characters. It translated to climbing and storytelling. The cinematography with it’s quick-zoom, close-ups, sweeps left and right, became an element of the story. Plus the brilliant humor and near-absurdity – which, relates…
Photo Reflection – Ice Climbing and Ice Farming at the Silos in OKC
Photos of ice climbing through the years at the silos in Oklahoma City.
Photo Reflection: Climbing in Tuolumne Meadows
Flashback to summer of 2010 when Adam was working in Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite and I made the trip out to visit and do some climbing. Nothing like pristine alpine granite boulders and big mountain routes in the high Sierra! Related Images:
The Dunce and the Matador
Some of my best climbing experiences have been on the limestone walls of El Potrero Chico in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. I have been there six times and each time was a memorable experience. This is about one trip in particular that took place in January of 1999. I wrote about it in my journal at…
The Unnormal – Part 2 of x. 101 years ago
Ongoing dialogue and reflection in the age of covid-19 In thinking about what is happening in our world today it brings about thoughts of the past. The picture above is of one of my great uncles who fought in WWI and died 101 years ago this month (March 25, 1919) as a result of the…
Throwback: To Outdoor Film Shows at the Silos
The Renegade Picture Show was an idea I started in April of 2007. At the same, there were other guerilla-movie projectionist around the world who were doing similar things each in slightly their own way. The idea stemmed from the concept of a drive-up drive-in style movie venue. People could relax in their cars or…
The Unnormal: Part 1 of x. Staying Home
The difference between right now – March 24 – and the beginning of the month is staggering and evidenced by comparing the world map then and now. If we further consider that in Asia, by 3/3/2020 there were already over 80,000 cases before the pandemic truly took hold of the rest of the world it…