The mountains are calling and I must go, and I will work on while I can, studying incessantly.
- John Muir
Canadian Gordon McArthur is one of the best dry-toolers in the world, scaling steep rock walls with just his ice tools and crampons.
For the past three years he has been working on what would be the hardest drytooling climb ever if he could somehow finish it. Last week, he finally did. (more…)