Originally from Akron, Ohio, 44-year-old Gypsum local Roetzel is a rep for Petzl, 5.10, Leki Trekking and CU Belay Glasses. His repping job allows him the flexibility to climb as he likes.
May 2008: 17-year-old Hayden Kennedy, Jonas Waterman, and I were a few pitches up El Cap’s El Niño (VI 5.13 b/c A0), a notoriously runout, nearly-free route on ...
We put a garage full of climbing gear to the test this season. The stuff that performed best will make those days up high more comfortable, safer and maybe even push you to new limits.
It’s sunrise in Yosemite. The rising sun slowly casts light up the 3,000-foot mass of El Capitan directly across the Valley. Chad Shepard, John Lloyd and I begi...
