Jungle Beat is a 5.9+ trad line that has made my palms sweat every time I read the route description in my guidebook. Now, we're face to face and I have to push down that fear that's trying to get to my psyche... the time is now to get outside my comfort zone and act! What do we do to get uncomfortable and a cushy life might just beg the question "Have we really lived?"

Trudging through the cold waters of the Red River is a small price to pay to adventure with your friends in the Red River Gorge... it was a team effort getting to the top of the Jewel Pinnacle and a great reminder that we are not alone out there...

Have you ever had an intergenerational encounter that left you scratching your head? I have and I'm still trying to figure it out, but in the meantime, there's love. Join me on the scaffold for a few thoughts on these dynamic relationships that make up the fabric of our society. Oh, and remember that this is a 'no fall' zone..

There's climbing, then there's CLIMBING! Sometimes it's not about the rock quality or grade, but rather the environment. Climbing over an ocean is a unique experience that adds that level of intensity that makes one wonder... is this rope really going to hold?

Have you ever stormed off frustrated? How about toward a bear?!

Storms will come and go in life, but when we are in it, where or to whom do we turn for shelter?

Share in the sheer joy of embracing something new!

Generation Alpha... do they have what it takes to get over 'the wall?'

Traveling the hot sands of a Tremor-filled desert, just to find yourself in your own gymnasium--there's a sight to see!

When your group starts referring to you as "dad"... you know that we have reached family level.

Rappelling is not so easy to do... what would you do at the edge of a 200 foot cliff edge?

The excitement that surged the blood through my veins a bit harder than at my restful state had more to do with the race against the ball...

Thoughts by Matt about what Flint City Climbing is all about on Monday Nights...

Have you ever tried to will rain away? I have... it didn't work. There must be something bigger in life than myself--who would've thought?

What adventures have you been on that have pulled you from your comfort zone? For a group of 8th grade guys from Flint it was literal.

My arm was feeling heavy as my muscles protested the mere 7 ounces being held up over my head for the last 10 minutes or so.  Adding to...

As excited as I was to hear the sound of The Scientist by Coldplay deep in my morning sleep, the Crucible has other plans… sinister plans...

It may have been March (I couldn’t ever know for sure) in the mid 1980’s, nestled in my bed, covers pulled up and I was getting ready to close my heavy eyes for the night.  Before the room went dark, save the four-inch light beam that shone through my door from the single bulb in our hallway, my mom was faithful to pray with me.  One particular night I remember her asking me if I wanted to pray.  “I don’t know how to start,” my small voice revealed concern that maybe I’m just

“Faster or slower?” I shouted over the sound of the rushing air circulating through the 3.6L V6 powered Traverse, our chariot which...

It was my first and only trip to Bloomington, Indiana and my excitement for some adventure surged through my veins, making every conversation a hopeful guide to a beautiful piece of rock, tucked away for the locals.  Bert and I loaded up his gear samples for work, each registered and categorized in his mind (and I’m sure on paper, somewhere), our mountain bikes, and climbing gear of course.  I’d only been a climber for a few years at this memorable slice of history in the tal