Best of 2013
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Below are my favorite photos from 2013, with a short blurb explaining why I picked them. Sometimes it's not the photographic quality of the picture, but rather the memories and emotions that it brings!

  We started the year in Vietnam, by hiking to the top of Mt Fansipan near Sapa Skiing in Carson Pass near Kirkwood Sunset at Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe  
  We started the year in Vietnam, by hiking to the top of Mt Fansipan near Sapa Skiing in Carson Pass near Kirkwood Sunset at Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

  Rock climbing at Woodfords, near Lake Tahoe McWay falls on the California Coast, from a trip to Big Sur The Fang and The Fist, a climb I've done many times, Canadian Rockies  
  Rock climbing at Woodfords, near Lake Tahoe McWay falls on the California Coast, from a trip to Big Sur The Fang and The Fist, a climb I've done many times, Canadian Rockies

  Upper Weeping Wall on the Icefields Parkway Starting up Nemesis, another favorite ice climb in the Rockies Twin Lakes near Bridgeport, CA - one of my favorite places ever  
  Upper Weeping Wall on the Icefields Parkway Starting up Nemesis, another favorite ice climb in the Rockies Twin Lakes near Bridgeport, CA - one of my favorite places ever

  Quick ski trip to the Incredible Hulk Another lap on Serenity+Sons in Yosemite Valley On top of Lower Cathedral Spire, Yosemite  
  Quick ski trip to the Incredible Hulk Another lap on Serenity+Sons in Yosemite Valley On top of Lower Cathedral Spire, Yosemite

  Climber on Thin Ice, a classic climb at the Needles A party figuring out the crux pitch of Positive Vibrations, Incredible Hulk Happy climbers on top of the Third Pillar of Dana!  
  Climber on Thin Ice, a classic climb at the Needles A party figuring out the crux pitch of Positive Vibrations, Incredible Hulk Happy climbers on top of the Third Pillar of Dana!

  In the Bugaboos parking lot. Chicken-wire prevents the porcupines from eating the radiator hoses and brake lines (it is not a joke, they do!) Sunshine Crack, on Snowpatch Spire - our first day objective Melissa on the first pitches of Sunshine Crack  
  In the Bugaboos parking lot. Chicken-wire prevents the porcupines from eating the radiator hoses and brake lines (it is not a joke, they do!) Sunshine Crack, on Snowpatch Spire - our first day objective Melissa on the first pitches of Sunshine Crack

  The last pitch of Sunshine Crack - the cherry on top! Topping out on Sunshine Crack with the Howsers in the background The Bugaboos is a gorgeous place to chill out  
  The last pitch of Sunshine Crack - the cherry on top! Topping out on Sunshine Crack with the Howsers in the background The Bugaboos is a gorgeous place to chill out

  The Valley of the Ten Peaks near Moraine Lake, Canadian Rockies Grand Sentinel! Cardiac Arete is one of the most spectacular sport climbs anywhere. Notch Peak in the Utah desert. Who knew there were 20 pitch limestone climbs in the US?  
  The Valley of the Ten Peaks near Moraine Lake, Canadian Rockies Grand Sentinel! Cardiac Arete is one of the most spectacular sport climbs anywhere. Notch Peak in the Utah desert. Who knew there were 20 pitch limestone climbs in the US?

  Splitter Sierra granite at Cardinal Pinnacle, near Bishop Evening climb at the Black Wall, Donner Summit Lots of great mountain biking around Tahoe!  
  Splitter Sierra granite at Cardinal Pinnacle, near Bishop Evening climb at the Black Wall, Donner Summit Lots of great mountain biking around Tahoe!

  Best day ever! Melissa coming up the Tibetan Tower high on Calaveras Dome A beautiful Sierra sunset  
  Best day ever! Melissa coming up the Tibetan Tower high on Calaveras Dome A beautiful Sierra sunset

  Third Pillar of Dana with some fall color for foreground Emerald Bay and Cascade Lake (left) from the air, while flying over Lake Tahoe Cochamo, Chile - the Yosemite Valley of South America  
  Third Pillar of Dana with some fall color for foreground Emerald Bay and Cascade Lake (left) from the air, while flying over Lake Tahoe Cochamo, Chile - the Yosemite Valley of South America

  Sweet finger crack in Cochamo The Frey, near Bariloche, Argentina Climbing Torre Principal at The Frey  
  Sweet finger crack in Cochamo The Frey, near Bariloche, Argentina Climbing Torre Principal at The Frey

  A condor near the top of Torre Principal. The most we saw of Cerro Torre (half of it is in the cloud)  
  A condor near the top of Torre Principal. The most we saw of Cerro Torre (half of it is in the cloud)

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