Steve's Home Page

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
- Walter Bagehot


My main hobby is mountaineering/climbing/hiking.... but that's not all I do!

sea kayak in Belize Steve on horse at Junction Meadow
having a drink in Tijuana Three Sirens from Ionian Basin 5 deg in Coldstream Canyon

Many of my trip reports can be found under the peak climber's home page,
and my recent trip photos are a more complete visual record!

You can contact me by email.


Some reference files climbers might find useful:
Knees.html
How I rehabilitated my bad knees.
ClimberExpectations.html Climbing Partner Expectations (a checklist to avoid misunderstandings)
ClimberExpectations-SRE.html MY expectations (in case you were wondering!)
RangerContacts.html Ranger Station contact information (address and phone)
SierraPeaks.html Sierra Nevada Peaks List (over 300 summits, with map and GPS data)
BearBoxes.html Bear Boxes (food storage lockers) in the backcountry, with GPS coordinates
CramponStraps.html Crampon straps - three styles with pictures and text
IceAxeStraps.html Ice axe wrist loop (with picture) for more flexibility and safety
LiabilityWaiver.pdf Liability Waiver for climbing peers (Acrobat PDF, high quality)
LiabilityWaiver.html Liability Waiver for climbing peers (plain text, fast and easy)