CURRENT MISSION

Currently I am on a mission to explore the country living out of my car with a girl and my climbing gear.

ABOUT ME

I am a man of simple passions. I make the best of the time that I have on this Earth by skirting the conventional idea of "success" as often as possible. I work when I have to but only to save enough to fund my next climbing trip or backpacking excursion. I tend to base most things in my life around rock climbing. Coming from a humble beginnings as a gym climber in Columbus, OH, I moved to South Lake Tahoe, California a few years back to begin my exploration of the country's amazing climbing areas. I have since bounced back and forth from coast to coast doing just that. I spent the past year traveling and climbing in Ecuador and Peru, then spent the summer working trails in Denali National Park up in Alaska. Its been a blast of a year. Now I am finally settling down for a quiet winter in Bishop, CA to climb and be merry.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting couch surfers has introduced me to some of the coolest people I know. It is how I got established in Lake Tahoe. I would like to pay it forward and help anyone traveling through the area by supplying info or a climbing partner.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

visited 48 states (96%)Create your own visited map of The United States or Free ipad travel guide

Interests

I've been snowboarding since I was a kid but I have officially graduated into warmer hobbies. I will definitely get back on a board but I need some warmer climates to call my home. Bishop is great for accessibility to climbing and snowboarding. I also enjoy drinking coffee, playing chess, watching movies when I have the time and a place to do so, and enjoying a fair bit of good beer and wine. I play the guitar, and have dabbled with other instruments. I am a backpacker having spent a summer living and working in the backcountry of Kings Canyon National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada and another in Denali National Park in Alaska. I love a good conversation, meeting new people, and trying new things. And I'm somewhat awkward.

• wine
• beer
• coffee
• drinking
• movies
• chess
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• backpacking
• skiing
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

This is difficult as my tastes are always changing so I will just spew a bunch of things that I have been into or may be into now. Weeds, Lost, Arrested Development, Kurt Vonnegut, Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, LOTR, Desert Solitaire, Between a rock and a hard place, The stand, The road, Rent, Iron & wine, Regina Spektor, Radical Face, and blah. As of late I've been into Breaking Bad, Elephant Revival, Bon Iver, and The Hunger Games series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Life amazes me. Every day.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am always interested in sharing the knowledge and skills that I possess as well as picking up any piece of interesting information or trades. I have a decent understanding of music, so if you are just learning to play, I can share what I know, or if you are an experienced musician, I would love to learn what I can from you. I am somewhat fluent/ proficient in Spanish and enjoy practicing whenever I get an opportunity. I am a rock climber and would be available if anyone wanted to come out and give it a try.

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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