I think I am on the verge of identifying THE list of climbing books, plus my personal favorites. Which aren't the same thing, interestingly. A little bit more to go, but I'm getting there. #SuburbanMountaineer #mountainlit #climbingbooks

Good morning.

Brandon is right. Same with the Banff Award, I believe. gripped.com/profiles/fam...

Thanks for the advice, @markhorrell.bsky.social. www.markhorrell.com/blog/2025/wh...

My monthly newsletter is out. Lincoln Knowles, Joanna Croston, the best climbing fiction I've read, and the longest horizontal climb. Here we go... buttondown.com/SuburbanMoun...

This punishment doesn't seem to fit the crime. #climbing ##rockclimbing www.climbing.com/news/indian-...

Lynn Hill will headline @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social this fall. #climbing #mountains

Check out Mark's latest post on Kongur... You don't know about it? Neither did I, but it was an elusive peak. #mountaineering #climbing www.markhorrell.com/blog/2025/ch...

Jon at Vertebrate Publishing / Adventure Books talks about his passion for publishing the books that need to be available. Thank you, Jon. www.adventurebooks.com/blogs/blog/i...

Nice hike this morning. Started out as 53°F and wore a vest for the first mile.

These are true, though I can speak about the Narwhal specifically. www.climbing.com/gear/narwhal... #rockclimbing #climbing

Mountaineering Women by Joanna Croston review: 'In the way of every good woman, there's always a man' www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #books

A good Thursday morning, friendos. Let's get to it with the best song I heard on my commute: "I wear the black for the poor & the beaten down Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town I wear it for the prisoner who is long paid for his crime But is there because he's a victim of the times"

This is heavy. www.climbing.com/news/climber...

Feels good to ride Amtrak out of town. See ya later...

My beloved TNF Cat's Meow sleeping bag has survived the washing machine, including a soapless rinsing. Seems to have retained its shape and structure. Now air/drip drying.

I am machine washing my beloved TNF Cat's Meow sleeping bag for the first time. Please send good vibes, or a prayer, my way.

June's newsletter for my mountain lit blog is being sent! #SuburbanMountaineer #mountainlit #booksbooksbooks #climbing

Writing has been too scattered this month. Not in time, but rather I start writing one thing and I get on this rabbit trail and lose sight of this one thing I was trying to share. Putting it negatively, it's unfocused. Putting it positively, there's a lot to unpack.

"Climbing is an inconvenient hobby." --Amy Alvey on Enormocast 307

This is ridiculous. It could be borderline propaganda. www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...

Almost all ladders & ropes used to prepare Everest’s route [on Nepal side] were flown by drones up to Camp I. Each drone carried 30kg as high as 6,130m. 678 successful summits: 38% client, 62% staff. => Sherpas are doing less load carrying, more support climbing www.alanarnette.com/blog/2025/06...

Sam MacIlwaine tells the story of this climb in a way that does it justice: www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve... #climbing #Yosemite #adventure

Exciting news from the Karakoram. Congratulations to Ethan Berman, Sebastian Pelletti, and Maarten van Haeren! Looking forward to reading more about this ascent.

This is absolutely horrible. gripped.com/news/brown-b...

I agree with the NBC commentator: The U.S. Open winner at 'this course' (i.e. Oakmont C.C.) should get a larger trophy than the typical Open trophy. This course is brutal.

‘Genuinely thoughtful writing about planet, place and political purpose’ – The Observer Thanks to all of you who have read (and reviewed) my book Local. It's been getting steady, but really positive feedback. Fancy giving it a try? Get it here: amzn.to/4dZjQpA

@calebjross.com Thanks for subscribing to my newsletter, Caleb.

I went online to order a copy of Zen of Climbing on Bookshop.org and found that Sanzaro had written several more books, including one on bouldering. Here's my latest post: #climbing #bouldering #SuburbanMountaineer suburbanmountaineer.com/2025/06/08/f...

Well, this just adds to the drama outside of climbing in the climbing world. Good luck getting permits, too. www.climbing.com/news/yosemit...

Alison Hargreaves has long impressed me. gripped.com/profiles/ali...

Bicycles and kites.

Good morning. Three-fifths through, it became abundantly clear that Trotter's book was different than Tommy Caldwell's or Steve House's memoirs. Check out my latest review of 'Uplifted' by Sonnie Trotter. #mountainlit #climbing #SuburbanMountaineer suburbanmountaineer.com/2025/05/23/w...

Not only is 29 May the date of the first ascent of Everest, it was also the late Doug Scott's birthday, first Englishman to climb the mountain. Nottingham's finest. And much missed.

🌟 New blog post ✍️ There have been many books about Sherpa mountaineers over the years, but few have been written from the perspective of Sherpas themselves ⛏️🗻 One that comes close is Sherpa by Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari, which I read recently 📚 www.markhorrell.com/blog/2025/12...

I didn't expect this to be so dramatic and swift. Hoping the missing person turns up fine, too. explorersweb.com/glacier-coll...

Hmm. Last night I slept cold and woke with tent head. And I am home.

So I am a #tennisdad of a young woman fan. Max/TBS has taken over coverage of the #FrenchOpen in a new 10-yr contract. Does it seem to anybody else watching that the women are featured less (way less) in the promos? They can do better, right? #tennis

Castle Mountain, Canadian Rockies. #SuburbanMountaineer

Was Sonnie Trotter's new book about a pivotal moment in his life, or what lead up to a newsworthy first ascent, like many climbing books. Nope. Check out my latest post: #mountainlit #climbing #SuburbanMountaineer suburbanmountaineer.com/2025/05/23/w...

“We are used to balancing risk and pushing ourselves to the limit. We are treating this like a military operation — meticulous preparation and planning followed by bold execution.” Love 'em or hate' em, 4 days from the UK to Camp 4 on Everest is definitely a first 😲 explorersweb.com/high-winds-t...

It came.

This is a good example of why climbing, when it's not in medal competition, is a lifestyle sport or a game. www.climbing.com/culture/why-...

Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Chomolungma 50 years ago this week. Jenny Hall recounts this milestone and considers why she isn't more celebrated: theconversation.com/fifty-years-...

Worth the read to put life accomplishments into perspective... "I was just some backwater kid on a backwater boulder—it wasn’t that important of an ascent, then or now." --Maya Silver on climbing the first American V11 'Gnar Gnar' 34 years ago: www.climbing.com/culture/i-cl...

Not the mountains, but things were still here, and it helped me be still inside, too.

So I walk back into the office after lunch and the team shout that "we have a pope" They said they even hugged when they heard the news. Uh, right. They are all nons. I'm Catholic and I'm not even this excited. I guess this is good?

How important are print climbing magazines today, to you? Are they still relevant in this digital age? #climbing #mountainlit

Homeownership and lawn maintenance. (Just learned how to do this out of necessity. And I am looking forward to getting an electric mower soon.)