https://kellycordes.com/writings/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-29-at-11.50.04-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-29 at 11.50.04 AMhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-29-at-11.49.34-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-29 at 11.49.34 AMhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-29-at-11.49.18-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-29 at 11.49.18 AMhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-29-at-11.44.24-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-29 at 11.44.24 AMhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/alp-28-fv_95-96finaljpg2.jpgAlp 28 FV_95-96(final)(jpg2)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/alp-28-fv_95-96finaljpg.jpgAlp 28 FV_95-96(final)(jpg)2022-11-05T23:17:54+00:00weekly0.6https://kellycordes.com/2020/03/31/audio-book-sort-of/2021-04-03T15:59:45+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/book/audio-book-sort-of/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/an-off-the-couch-audio-book-1-e1585460662980.pngAn off the Couch Audio Book (1)2020-04-17T04:29:17+00:00weekly0.6https://kellycordes.com/about/2021-08-02T04:48:19+00:00weekly0.6https://kellycordes.com/book/ordering-info-2/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kc-book-lr.jpegkc - book (LR)2020-03-30T22:25:18+00:00weekly0.6https://kellycordes.com/book/about-my-book/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bk715_000.jpgBK715_000https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/medalwin100.jpgMedalWin1002020-03-29T05:11:08+00:00weekly0.6https://kellycordes.com/2018/03/22/into-the-whiteout/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/kc-scotland-p1060268.jpegkc -- scotland P1060268https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/richardson-for-kc-blog-cairn-gorm.jpegRichardson -- for kc blog Cairn Gormhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/kc-simon-studying-on-raeburns-buttress-p1060271.jpegkc -- Simon studying on Raeburn's Buttress P1060271Simon.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/kc-kelly-frigid-p1060307.jpgkc -- Kelly frigid P1060307Kelly.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/kc-simon-navigating-p1060297.jpegkc -- simon navigating P1060297https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/kc-simon-walking-after-sgorr-ruadh-p1060281.jpegkc -- Simon walking after Sgorr Ruadh P10602812019-01-17T06:12:45+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/book/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cordes-ct-jan2007-lr.jpegcordes - CT jan2007 (LR)2021-02-04T19:10:19+00:00weekly0.6https://kellycordes.com/2016/03/22/old-patagonia-a-photo-tells-a-story/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cordes-silvo-img_6710crop.jpgcordes - silvo IMG_6710(crop)2017-07-27T15:47:58+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2016/03/04/new-patagonia-the-winds-of-change/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cordes-el-chalten-img_7970lr.jpegcordes - el chalten IMG_7970(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/letemendia-elchalten-jan-1986-let-19lr.jpeg5.0.25.0.2https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/salvaterra-mauro-4-tiro-3-lr.jpegsalvaterra - mauro 4 tiro 3 (LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cordes-weather-forecast.pngcordes - weather forecasthttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/crouch-poles-on-cr-gc025-lr.jpgcrouch - poles on CR GC025 LRhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/foto-archivec2a9silvo-karo_fitz-roy_devils-dihedral_-1983lr.jpegFoto archive©Silvo Karo_Fitz Roy_Devil's Dihedral_ 1983(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cordes-p1000913-newpatagpost.jpegcordes - P1000913 newpatagposthttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1959-aaj-bigger.jpg1959 AAJ (bigger)2018-09-18T04:22:19+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2016/01/06/snapshots-cerro-torre/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cordes-img_8223-lr-crop.jpegcordes - IMG_8223 LR crophttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/kc_homepage_draft.jpgKC_Homepage_draft2016-01-08T19:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2015/09/04/snapshots-mt-huntington/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/scotty-kelly-on-htngtn.jpgScotty -- Kelly on Htngtn2015-10-23T19:46:03+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2015/09/03/inspirations-alaska-and-beyond/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/decapio-pic-fr-rte-attempt.jpgdecapio pic - fr rte attemptKelly on a rapid, failed attempt at the French Route on Mt. Hunter in 2002. Scott DeCapio photohttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cordes-coll-leisure-class.jpgcordes coll - leisure classrepresenting the leisure class in Talkeetna, ca 2000.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cordes-coll-post-huntington.jpgcordes coll - post huntingtonScott DeCapio (L) and I enjoying the good life on the Tokositna after a rapid ascent of Mt. Huntington in 2001. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cordes-trailer-park-descent.jpgcordes - trailer park descent2015-10-16T06:06:22+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2015/06/28/all-that-noise-a-summertime-rant-from-estes-park/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_0235-ugface-lr.jpegIMG_0235 (UGFace) LRA party on the Upper Great Face, seen from atop the Lower Great Face at The Crags, Estes Park.2016-02-20T19:38:12+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2015/05/20/captain-fun-pants-and-the-sketchy-kelly-cocktail/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/scariot-kc-on-bloodguard-9-of-42.jpgscariot - kc on bloodguard (9 of 42)2015-05-21T04:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2015/05/19/the-soft-passage-of-time/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kc-5sm.jpgKC-5smPeruhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/copp-alaskagm-kellyc4-copy.jpgCopp - AlaskaGM KellyC4 copyGoing Monk. Jonny Copp photohttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/copp-2kc-and-ba-on-les-droites-copy.jpgCopp - #2KC and BA on Les Droites copyLes Droites. Jonny Copp photohttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kc-gym-img_2002.jpgkc - gym IMG_2002https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kc-glove-img_2010.jpgkc - glove IMG_20102015-06-28T18:36:06+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2015/02/03/closer-to-truth/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10-alpenraute_egger_toni_003-lr.jpgEPSON scanner imageThe late Toni Eggerhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/9-rolo-egger_body-location_3.jpg(9) rolo - EGGER_body-location_3View from the easthttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/7-rolo-dsc_0157_1.jpg(7) rolo - DSC_0157_1Location from the westhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/8-rolo-dsc_0157-copy.jpg(8) rolo - DSC_0157-copyLocation from the west - widehttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/6-rolo-img_2789.jpg(6) rolo - IMG_2789Location where the photo was takenhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/5-rolo-tall.jpg(5) rolo - tallLocation where the photo was takenhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/3-rolo-side_by_side_arrows.jpg(3) rolo - Side_by_side_arrowsOriginal photo and remake with arrowshttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/4-rolo-pdi_double_foto_arrows.jpg(4) rolo - PdI_double_foto_arrowsOriginal photo and backgroundhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2-rolo-side_by_side.jpg(2) rolo - Side_by_sideOriginal photo and remakehttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1-maestri-photo-img_8995.jpg(1) maestri photo - IMG_8995Arrampicare e il Mio Mestiere, p. 64-652015-02-27T12:23:47+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2015/02/01/rhythms-of-grace/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/say-grace-292x300.jpgsay-grace-292x3002015-05-07T23:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/book/book-tour/2015-02-10T14:35:14+00:00weekly0.6https://kellycordes.com/2015/01/24/perfect-storm-spurs-cottage-industries-a-dawn-wall-analysis/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/honnlove.pnghonnlove2015-01-28T03:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2014/12/04/chapter-one/2015-04-04T05:14:36+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/book/chapter-one/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cordes-p1010043-lr.jpegCordes - P1010043 LR2018-02-14T20:29:02+00:00weekly0.6https://kellycordes.com/2014/11/26/my-cerro-torre-book-and-marg-recipe/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/kc-herradura-cointreau-marg-img_3837.jpgkc - herradura-cointreau marg IMG_3837https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/kc-book-lr-crop.jpegkc - book - LR crop2014-12-01T18:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/book/table-of-contents/2014-11-20T21:19:08+00:00weekly0.6https://kellycordes.com/2014/11/17/another-round/2014-11-22T20:19:45+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2013/05/27/dancing-skeletons/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kc-img_8636em-jill.jpgkc - IMG_8636(em & jill)Emmett learning one of the important things in life. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kc-img_8595fi-em.jpgkc - IMG_8595(fi & em)Fi and Em. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kc-img_8589fi.jpgkc - IMG_8589(fi)Fia curious about the peacock. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/steve-h-kelly-black.jpgsteve h -- kelly blackKelly staring into the Black, and the Black staring back. Photo: Steve Halvorsonhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jc-kahiltna-intl-beer.jpgJC kahiltna intl beerJonny Copp and two others on the Kahiltna Glacier, AK, 2003.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kc-espolon-img_3136.jpgkc - espolon IMG_3136https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/memorial-day.jpgmemorial day2013-06-04T23:42:54+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2013/01/06/chicken-clip-ice-pro-pointer/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kc-screw3-img_3774lr.jpgkc - screw3 IMG_3774(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kc-screw2-img_3770lr.jpgkc - screw2 IMG_3770(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kc-screw1-img_3765lr.jpgkc - screw1 IMG_3765(LR)2014-02-12T23:49:25+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2012/12/31/ready-new-day-new-year/2013-01-04T20:49:19+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2012/12/21/the-penguin-handwarming-tip-for-winter-climbing/2014-01-19T05:57:46+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2012/11/28/notes-from-november/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kc-w1-tiptoe-thin-ice-img_7068.jpgkc - W1 tiptoe thin ice IMG_7068Weasel One thinking light thoughts after a resounding "crrrrack!" on Chasm Lake.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_7118.jpgIMG_7118Thatchtop.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_7057.jpgIMG_7057Longs Peak.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_7000lr.jpgIMG_7000(LR)South Platte.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/meat-sweats.jpgmeat sweatsPatrick enlightening us at Thanksgiving.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kc-tom-h-and-me-img_7103croplr.jpgkc - tom h and me IMG_7103(cropLR)Tom Hornbein and me after our interview. 2012-12-12T17:18:44+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2012/11/15/tasty-talking/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kc-hayden-tasty-img_1171lr.jpgkc - hayden tasty IMG_1171(LR)Hayden Kennedy climbs Tasty Talking, Charakusa Valley, 2011.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kc-naisa-img_1531lr.jpgkc - naisa IMG_1531(LR)Naisa Brakk is the pyramid on the left (with Kyle Dempster near his tent, 2011). The sun-shade ridge facing the camera, starting from the prominent notch midway up, is Tasty Talking (House-Prezelj-Swenson, 2004). A couple of days later, Bruce Miller and Marko started the ridge from the base (lower left) and continued up TT, calling the full line No More Tasty Talking.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kc-charakusa07-crew-p1020092lr.jpgkc - charakusa07 crew P1020092(LR)Charakusa Valley, 2007, and no Tasty Talking (only because I was busy taking the photo). From left: Vince Anderson, Steve House, Marko Prezelj, Scott DeCapio, LP Menard, Maxime Turgeon.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kc-marko-urban-img_6835lr.jpgkc - marko-urban IMG_6835(LR)Marko Prezelj (left) tells the story of Tasty Talking to Urban Novak and me. 2013-01-23T11:14:06+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2012/11/05/election-rant/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dear-red-states-jpg.jpgDear Red States jpg2012-11-06T12:52:22+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2012/10/15/real-winning-phrases/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/kc-real-winning-phrases-img_68582.jpgkc - real winning phrases IMG_6858Click to enlarge. 2012-10-18T16:26:09+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2012/09/02/noise-pollution-climbing-communication-pointers/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/4586723737_3468be5d32.jpeg4586723737_3468be5d32https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kc-offbelay-img_5660lr.jpgkc - offbelay IMG_5660(LR)"Off!"https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kc-onbelay-img_5663lr1.jpgkc - onbelay IMG_5663(LR)"On!"2012-10-11T01:16:21+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2012/08/30/who-cares-or-do-you-give-a-shit-about-anything/2012-10-01T02:05:42+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2012/04/19/reblog-kids-of-the-times/2012-04-20T00:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2012/04/18/grumpy-os-and-the-ever-falling-sky/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/screen-shot-2012-04-18-at-1-10-42-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-04-18 at 1.10.42 PMhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cordes-rmnp-skyline937.jpgCordes - RMNP skyline9372012-04-30T00:14:52+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2012/03/31/quick-tip-rig-rap-repeat/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/kc-rap-rig2-img_3535lr2.jpgkc - rap rig2 IMG_3535(LR)In use.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/kc-rap-rig2-img_3535lr1.jpgkc - rap rig2 IMG_3535(LR)In use. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/kc-rap-rig2-img_3535lr.jpgkc - rap rig2 IMG_3535(LR)In use.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/kc-rap-rig-img_3532lr.jpgkc - rap rig IMG_3532(LR)The setup. 2014-01-24T09:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2012/02/29/language-cerro-torre-and-twirling-hippies/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cordes-cr-descent-lr.jpgcordes - CR descent LRColin Haley descending the Compressor Route, as I stand on the engine. Photo: Kelly Cordeshttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/kc-library-gathering2.jpgkc - library gathering2012-05-19T16:21:44+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/12/21/climbing-all-up-in-the-interwebs/2012-11-01T15:24:43+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/12/08/free-online-film-showing-self-serving-announcement/2012-01-16T07:22:20+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/11/30/an-early-bah-humbug-and-other-random-thoughts/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/nyt_11-25-11.jpgnyt_11-25-11https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/kc-rap-thread-img_3122lr.jpgkc - rap thread IMG_3122(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/kc-serenityimg_3108.jpgkc - serenityIMG_3108Serenity Now! Great climbing, Serenity Crack, Yosemite. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/screen-shot-2011-11-30-at-12-43-24-am.pngScreen shot 2011-11-30 at 12.43.24 AMPatagonia's ad in The New York Times on "Black Friday."2011-12-03T23:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/09/30/greetings-from-pakistan/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/20110930-063520.jpg20110930-063520.jpghttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/20110930-063444.jpg20110930-063444.jpghttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/20110930-063337.jpg20110930-063337.jpghttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/20110930-061446.jpg20110930-061446.jpghttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/20110930-061436.jpg20110930-061436.jpghttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/20110930-061424.jpg20110930-061424.jpghttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/20110930-060108.jpg20110930-060108.jpghttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/20110930-060023.jpg20110930-060023.jpghttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/20110930-055747.jpg20110930-055747.jpg2011-11-03T05:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/07/31/safety-systems-and-thoughts-on-thinking/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kc-img_0686lr.jpgkc - IMG_0686(LR)CF Scariot on Spear Me the Details, RMNP. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kc-anchor-setup_3095.jpgkc - anchor setup_30952011-10-17T17:15:17+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/08/22/the-sicktionary/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/josh-below-gt-low.jpgJosh below GT lowhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/the_big_lebowski_the_dude_donny_walter_sobchak.jpgthe_big_lebowski_the_dude_donny_walter_sobchakhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/climbing_dictionary_cover.jpgClimbing_Dictionary_Coverhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sicktionary-web-shot.pngsicktionary web shot2011-09-23T19:20:30+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/06/30/notes-from-chamonix/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_0595.jpgIMG_0595View from the deck of the apartment in Chamonix. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_0573.jpgIMG_0573Janet Bergman following a pitch of mixed climbing on the Triangle du Tacul.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_0523.jpgIMG_0523Looking down from the top of my first ice lead since February 1, 2010, the day I broke my leg. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_0513.jpgIMG_0513Janet Bergman walking out of the top station of the Aguille du Midi along with all her friends. No guard rail, no safety net, an American lawyer's wet dream. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_0451.jpgIMG_0451Spanish soccer star Kepa Cordero riding the tram. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_0442.jpgIMG_0442A classic-route-cluster (and still better than being inside) near the top of the Dent du Geant. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_0441.jpgIMG_0441Tie 'er off...summit of Dent du Geant. Pretty sure this one's on the Italian side of the massif.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_0387.jpgIMG_0387On the awesome summit of the Grand Capucin. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_0364.jpgIMG_0364Janet Bergman approaching the Grand Capucin -- it's the big one in the middle. 2011-07-16T07:51:54+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/05/30/multi-pitch-efficiency-the-auto-blocking-belay-plate/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/kc-morgan-at-frey-img_0902lr.jpgkc - morgan at frey IMG_0902(LR)Morgan Boyles nearing the top of Siniestro Total, on Aguja Principal, Frey, Argentina. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/kc-anchor-setup_3095.jpgkc - anchor setup_3095The magic of an auto-blocking belay device, in action. 2013-12-14T21:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/04/30/mortenson-cai-issue-podcast/2011-05-02T04:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/01/09/homemade-podcast-test/2011-04-30T22:30:05+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/03/31/surgery-six-proposition/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/kc-photomarked.jpgKC Photo(marked)Photo of my cankle. The "groove" is where a loose bone chunk had worn through my cartilage; the stem cells could (we hope) help repair the damage. Dr. Clanton also removed the proverbial shitton of scar tissue, along with two plates and 12 screws. Photo: Dr. Tom Hacketthttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/kc-surg-img_0079.jpgkc surg - IMG_0079Psyched after successful surgeries, and the news that I should be back at it soon.2011-04-19T03:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/03/28/civility-on-the-interwebs-little-weenies-and-old-farts/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/kc-riverwallp1030656lr.jpgkc riverwallP1030656(LR)Kelly roadside cragging on Redneck Hero, at the River Wall, Lyons, CO. Photo: Tommy Caldwellhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/cordes-doninichileimg_0404lr.jpgCordes - DoniniChileIMG_0404(LR)Jim Donini, mid-approach in search of virgin climbing terrain in remote Chilean Patagonia. 2011-04-03T00:52:42+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/12/27/baby-jesus-and-the-gimpy-heathens/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kc-gimpyxmasimg_2970.jpgkc - gimpyxmasIMG_29702011-09-14T18:11:09+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2011/01/08/like-the-old-bull/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/kc-kehoe-n-ridge-alberta.jpgkc-Kehoe N Ridge Alberta2011-01-11T06:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/11/16/braggadocio/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/kcmulletstripesblack.jpgkcmulletstripesblackhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/screen-shot-2010-11-16-at-11-56-50-am.pngScreen shot 2010-11-16 at 11.56.50 AM2012-05-18T15:05:16+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/11/02/joe-puryear/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/joe-michelle-reception.jpgjoe-michelle receptionhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/westman-joe.jpgWestman - JoeJoe Puryear. Photo by Mark Westman.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/westman-joe-mark.jpgwestman - joe & markJoe (L) and Mark Westman -- Mark: "Early Morning Spire, summer of 1996. The days when filthy white long johns, and tights were cool. To us."2011-01-11T01:19:46+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/10/30/fightin-in-kentucky/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/kc-shoulder-work.jpgkc - shoulder workWhat's to come for me over the next couple of months.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/kc-halloween-self1.jpgkc - halloween selfLife imitating art?https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/kc-halloween-self.jpgkc - halloween self2010-11-01T10:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/10/08/were-not-breaking-up/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/kc-blake-ariana-img_2593lr.jpgkc - blake ariana IMG_2593(LR)An obligatory, random climbing shot from a route we climbed about 10 days ago -- was so psyched, given my leg. I've got a summer of recovery post coming soon (if I get around to it...).https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/kc-mullet-stripes-img_0398.jpgkc - mullet stripes IMG_0398Not a professional athlete.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/kc-mj-img_2341.jpgkc - mj IMG_2341Professional athlete.2010-10-18T12:58:29+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/07/26/my-thick-skull-and-drink-recipe/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/kc-skulllr.jpgkc - skull(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/kc-p1050819lr.jpgkc - P1050819(LR)Wes and Quinn at Wizard's Gate.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/kc-a-mess822lr-e1280119967490.jpgkc - a mess822(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/helmet-blue-500x500.jpgHelmet.Blue-500x5002011-02-28T04:54:29+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/07/16/laziness/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/kc-proj-2191.jpgkc - proj 2191https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/kc-ek-jw-2188.jpgkc - ek & jw 2188Erinn and Josh, on their merry way to the crag (me: "I think it's this way, guys...yeah, yeah, I've been here before, I swear").https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/kc-trailhead-hike-2218.jpgkc - trailhead hike 22182010-09-07T17:37:59+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/07/09/snapping-slings-gear-geek-post/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/cordes-sbr-moran-img_1292lr.jpgcordes - SBR-Moran IMG_1292(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dmm-sling-tests2.jpgDMM sling tests2015-05-02T21:45:17+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/06/25/cerro-torre-david-lama-and-red-bullshit/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/cordes-cr-descent-lr.jpgcordes - CR descent LRColin Haley descending the Compressor Route after climbing Cerro Torre via another route.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/n117245548315799_7745.jpgn117245548315799_7745https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/kc-ct-p1000976-e1277443538592.jpgkc - CT P1000976The magnificent Cerro Torre. The Compressor Route roughly takes the spine along the upper half of the spire (starting off to the right), visible in the center of the photo.2011-01-28T13:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/06/17/media-review-my-first-baby-%e2%80%99n-stuff/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/jill-flat.jpgjill - flatOff-set and looking good. My sis dealing with a flat tire. Just for the halibut.2010-06-19T15:15:22+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/06/11/loser/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/cordes-monkpkal.jpgCordes-MonkPkALJonny Copp, skiing out of the East Fork the day after our route, "Going Monk."2010-10-23T04:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/06/03/the-adventures-of-shreddawg/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/shreddawg-screenshotbig.jpgShredDawg screenshot(big)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-freddie-n-crew-patag-850lr.jpgkc - freddie n crew patag 850(LR)Good times in Patagonia with Ben Gilmore, Freddie Wilkinson, Colin Haley (not a NE'er), and Peter Kamitses.2010-07-22T15:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/05/26/fear-and-spraying-in-estes-park/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/the_pugilist.jpgthe_pugilist2010-05-29T02:43:46+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/05/19/another-pointless-post-sweatpants-and-the-car-wash/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cordes-ch-psyched-p1000828.jpgcordes - CH psyched P1000828I am SO going shopping!https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kc-waiting-894lr.jpgkc - waiting 894(lr)Damnit, guys, I told you we should've washed the Jeep.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kc-freddie-beerp1010146lr.jpgkc - freddie - beerP1010146(LR)Keeping expectations low, gotta wash the car now.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cordes-freddie-doble-v-p1000835.jpgcordes - freddie doble v P1000835Keeping expectations low. Gonna wash the car soon.2010-05-25T02:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/05/14/jumbo-goes-big/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/logan_topo.jpglogan_topoJumbo and Yasushi's new route on the south face of Mt. Logan. photo: Jack Tacklehttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cordessassaratackle.jpgcordessassaratackleMe, Charlie, and Jack. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kc-chihiro-jumbo-483.jpgkc - Chihiro-Jumbo 483https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kc-jumbo-482.jpgkc - Jumbo 482Chihiro and Jumbo at Wild Iris.2021-09-24T12:51:06+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/05/12/taking-the-tools-for-a-walk/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kc-vanq-rte-090.jpgkc - Vanq rte 090https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kc-ss-p2-076.jpgkc - SS p2 076https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kc-ss-p2-071.jpgkc - SS p2 071https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kc-ss-p1-060.jpgkc - SS p1 060https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kc-ss-near-base-058.jpgkc - ss near base 058https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kc-ss-hallett-pbr-050.jpgkc - ss hallett PBR 050https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kc-down-p3-078.jpgkc - down p3 078https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kc-down-p3-077.jpgkc - down p3 0772010-05-14T17:15:50+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/05/05/la-escoba-de-dios/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cordes-colin-summit-ct070lr.jpgCordes - Colin summit CT070(LR)Colin on Cerro Torre's summit.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cordes-view-from-high-lr-p1010051.jpgCordes - view from high LR P1010051From high on CT -- summit of Torre Egger at bottom.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cordes-p1010054.jpgCordes - P10100541https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cordes-ch-final-tunnel4-hr-p1010068-e1273039638216.jpgCordes - CH final tunnel4 HR P10100684https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cordes-cerro-torre-rllr.jpgCordes - Cerro Torre RL(LR)Colin and mine's 2007 new linkup on Cerro Torre. Dots indicate the route is hidden (on other side), and the yellow arrows point to our descent of the Southeast Ridge (Compressor Route).https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cordes-ch-final-tunnel3-lr-p1010067.jpgCordes - CH final tunnel3 LR P10100673https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cordes-ch-final-tunnel2-lr-p1010057.jpgCordes - CH final tunnel2 LR P10100572https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cordes-colin-ct-glacier-lr.jpgCordes - Colin ct glacier LRColin Haley on the Torre Glacier, with Cerro Torre trying to emerge.2010-05-05T23:52:40+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/04/30/this-guy-walks/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/pimp-daddy.jpgpimp daddyThe cane is just the first step in my makeover.2013-07-15T18:31:29+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/04/27/training-by-the-numbers/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/45-hub-lift2.jpg45 hub lift2Burly! From beastskills.com.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kc-gimpy-hang-2061lr-e1272409469256.jpgkc - gimpy hang 2061(lr)2010-04-29T06:41:22+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/04/24/fear-based-motivation/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/gambino-kc-backbrace.jpggambino - kc backbraceWalking with my back brace, 2005. (c) Dan Gambino, www.dangpix.com2010-04-26T02:57:15+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/04/20/you-can-do-it-champ-reality-motivation-and-rehab/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ambition03.jpgambition03https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0081.jpgIMG_0081Click to enlarge, read the bottom.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0083.jpgIMG_00832010-04-24T22:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/04/16/inspiration-the-goldbricker-marg/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kc-leb-fest-0022.jpgkc - leb fest 0022https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kc-ruthgorge.jpgKC - RuthgorgeAlaska's Ruth Gorge, seem from atop the Moose's Tooth, 1999.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kc-galindo-0015.jpgkc - galindo 00152010-04-20T07:56:51+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/04/13/waterproofbreathable-shells-construction-options/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kc-jimt_1823-e1271196188439.jpgkc - jimT_1823Ol' Jim Turner climbing in his favorite 3L shell in Silverton. Good thing he also has a rope.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kc-wpb-shell-interiors-img_2097.jpgkc - wpb shell interiors IMG_2097The interior of a 2.5L (left; the Patagonia Spectre p/o, unfortunately no longer made), and a 3L (right; the Patagonia M10).2010-05-25T04:22:49+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/04/07/the-uncertainty-principle/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kc-longs-fall-p1030704.jpgkc - longs fall - P1030704https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kc-bugs-p1050620.jpgkc - bugs - P10506202010-04-13T05:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/04/05/waterproofbreathable-shells-%e2%80%93-the-breathability-issue/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/9-cordes-out-tent-lr.jpg9 Cordes - out tent LRhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kc-cops-p1050765.jpgkc - Cops - P1050765https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kc-wu-img_0025.jpgkc - Wu - IMG_0025At least he didn't pee on it.2010-04-13T06:49:51+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/04/01/getting-my-namaste-on/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kc-k7-182.jpgkc - k7 - 182https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kc-stairm-img_2084-e1270138497444.jpgkc - stairm IMG_2084Trying to one-legged Stairmaster. Didn't work so well. 2010-04-03T00:13:19+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/03/26/birthday-present-the-jonny-marg/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-img_2071.jpgkc - IMG_2071https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/jonny-072008-rnnp-p1030318lr.jpgjonny - 072008 RNNP - P1030318(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/jc-gm-belay.jpgJC GM belayOn the FA of Going Monk, Mt. Andrews, AK. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/copp-cordes-0002.jpgcopp cordes 0002Next: Cheesy fries! And after that: uh-oh...dude, you hear footsteps? Busted!2014-02-05T03:41:14+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/03/25/adapt-and-deal/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/family-look-by-katja.jpgFamily look by KatjaMarko Prezlj at home. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-tc-2-fingers-2075.jpgkc - tc 2 fingers 2075A recent hangboard session, instructions: "hang on your middle three fingers." For TC, make that middle two.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/wharton-kc-low-on-gt.jpgwharton - kc low on GTOnly 6,500 feet to go. Me feeling a little lighter, a few pitches after dropping part of the rack on Great Trango. Josh Wharton photo2010-03-30T04:51:37+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/03/23/thinking-outside-the-box-a-political-and-economic-solution-to-the-bcs-dilemma/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/joepa1ap-photo.jpgjoepa1(AP photo)"That Cordes kid really knows his suff!" said college football coaching legend Joe Paterno. "It's so simple! Can't believe I didn't think of that."https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bcs_top2.jpgbcs_top22010-03-23T22:35:05+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/03/19/minor-rant-major-language-warning-ticketmaster-sucks/2012-09-16T02:56:55+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/03/18/training-%e2%80%93-adaptation-motivation/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-gimpy-hang-2061lr-e1268959621985.jpgkc - gimpy hang 2061(lr)"What is this, a hangboard for ants?!?"https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/zoolander_school_1.jpgzoolander_school_1Derek and the model of his School for Kids Who Can't Read Good.2011-02-13T17:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/03/16/personal-ad-celebrate-the-goddess/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/classified-ad.jpegClassified ad2010-03-19T10:33:32+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/03/13/accident-conclusions/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/cordes-condors-0521.jpgCordes - condors 0521Great Andean Condors, circling above Jim Donini and I for an hour or more, at times swopping so close we could hear the wind ruffling their wings. Northern Chilean Patagoina, Jan 2009.2010-03-18T05:43:48+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/03/11/accident-report-details-marg-recipe/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/winter-dance.jpgwinter danceWinter Dance, on the other side of the canyon in Hyalite, and one of the best ice/mixed routes I've climbed.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-img_2002-pack-sled-e1268354594523.jpgkc - IMG_2002 (pack-sled)I made Steve snap some photos. After not laughing at my "that's what she said" crack, I think he felt obliged.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-steve-img_1997.jpgkc - steve IMG_1997Steve Halvorson, at the base of The Thrill Is Gone.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-pilon-distal-tibia1004413.jpgkc - pilon distal tibia(1)004413https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-marg-2070.jpgkc - marg 20702010-11-04T14:05:11+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/03/09/accident-story/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-splint-img_1998-e1268190125817.jpgkc - splint IMG_1998Steve's superb and resourceful splint job.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-base-img_1995.jpgkc - base IMG_1995Steve below the Unnamed Wall. Behind him, to the right is Bingo World. The Thrill Is Gone is to the left.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-hyal-start-img_1992.jpgkc - hyal start IMG_1992Hiking from the trailhead in Hyalite Canyon, with Winter Dance (the tiny-looking dagger far off, in center of photo) in the distance, perhaps the best ice route I've climbed.2010-03-18T05:23:18+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/03/05/long-live-the-bums/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/wile_e_coyote_gravity.jpgwile_e_coyote_gravity2010-05-31T04:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/03/01/surgery-update-2-more-images-some-gnarly/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-frankenfoot-2040lr.jpgkc - frankenfoot 2040(LR)It is alive!!!https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-xray-2044lr1.jpgkc - xray 2044(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-xray-2046lr1.jpgkc - Xray 2046(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-xray-2044lr.jpgkc - xray 2044(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-cast-2050lr.jpgkc - cast 2050(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-walk-hyalit-2005lr-e1267476282992.jpgkc - walk hyalit 2005(LR)An a voice shouted down: Walk! I commandeth you, walk!https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kc-starting-back-2051lr.jpgkc - starting back 2051(LR)2010-12-01T05:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/02/25/high-carbon-weekend/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-sd-cookie-img_0980-e1267001050942.jpgkc - sd cookie IMG_0980Scotty D on Red Zinger (the climb, not the airplane above), Cookie Cliff.2010-03-05T00:32:33+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/02/24/fine-fingers-marg-corzo-silver/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cordes-colin-at-col-ct-lr.jpgCordes - Colin at col CT LRColin Haley just above the Col of Hope, midway up our new link-up on Cerro Torre, 2007.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/haley99_haley99-r1-e013lr.jpghaley99_haley99-R1-E013(LR)Me at the Col of Hope, midway up our new link-up on Cerro Torre. Colin Haley photohttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/corzo-img_20362-e1266998535737.jpgcorzo - IMG_2036https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/jenna-kelly-gimp-limes.jpgjenna - kelly gimp limesGroping for the best limes. Priorities, baby.2010-02-24T21:49:43+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/02/22/surgery-update-gnarly-images-warning/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-xray-0038.jpgkc - xray 0038Another X-ray.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-fib-xray-0039.jpgkc - fib xray 0039Xray clearly showing my fibula break.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-pilon-distal-tibia2004410.jpgkc - pilon distal tibia(2)004410Another CT scan view.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-pilon-distal-tibia1004413.jpgkc - pilon distal tibia(1)004413My Pilon Fracture, in my right distal tibia.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-rods-005433.jpgkc - rods 005433Xray showing a couple of the rods of the external fixatorhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-stitched-img_2030lr.jpgkc - stitched IMG_2030(LR)One of the two incision spots from last Wednesday's surgery. The medeival torture device stays on until the next surgery, this Wednesday. 2010-03-11T21:07:03+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/02/17/good-hands/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/wharton-sunset_on_the_baltoro.jpgwharton - sunset_on_the_baltoro2022-05-26T18:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/02/16/five-reasons-to-get-off-the-painkillers/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kellyback2-crop1.jpgKellyback2 cropPre-spinal surgery, 2005.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-marg-meds-2014lr.jpgkc - marg meds 2014(lr)To mix, or not to mix?2010-02-18T03:17:27+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/02/12/marg-recipe-the-atc-30-30/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-kande-school-p1000606lr.jpgkc - kande school P1000606(lr)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-ghfr-clmb-p1000523lr.jpgkc - ghfr clmb P1000523(lr)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/33-cordes-shingu-line-lr.jpg33 Cordes - Shingu line LRhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/31-cordes-rainbow-bc-lr.jpg31 Cordes - rainbow BC LRhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2-cordes-bridge-appr-lr.jpg2 Cordes - bridge appr LRhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-30-30-marg_1746-lr1.jpgkc - 30-30 marg_1746 (lr)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/18-cordes-jwp18-lr.jpg18 Cordes - JWp18 LRhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/jw-kelly-feeling-under-0015lr.jpgjw - Kelly feeling under 0015(lr)2010-06-09T16:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/02/05/bad-breaks/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/justin-img_0594lr.jpgjustin - IMG_0594(LR)Feeling great on the sixth pitch of "Broken Hearts, in Cody, a few days before. photo: Justin Woodshttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-pain-2008lr-e1265408924938.jpgkc - pain - 2008(lr)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/fix-2012lr-e1265408554381.jpgfix - 2012(LR)2023-01-17T00:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/02/10/personal-ad/2011-11-03T11:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/02/08/of-super-bowls-and-what-not/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kc-atlnts-lr-img_1501-e1265606040207.jpgkc - atlnts LR - IMG_1501No food up there. But damn...The Black Canyon this past fall.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/st-super-bowl-575-96d1380f66af0930_medium.jpgst super bowl 575The Times-Picayune photo.2010-02-11T06:26:49+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/01/26/the-flute/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/jonnyflute-072008-rnnp-p1030316lr2.jpgjonny(flute) - 072008 RNNP -P1030316(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/jonny_copp_web3.jpgJonny_Copp_webhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/jonny-072008-rnnp-p1030318lr.jpgjonny - 072008 RNNP - P1030318(LR)Jonny atop Chasm View, summer 2008.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/jc-kahiltna-intl-beer.jpgJC kahiltna intl beerJonny back at Kahiltna Int'l base camp, Alaska, 2003.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/jc-gm-belay.jpgJC GM belayJonny on our new route, Going Monk, Alaska, 2003.2010-02-13T04:10:03+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/02/01/black-magic/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/black-magic.jpgblack magicMe on Black Magic, about 100 feet before implosion, ca 1997?2010-02-11T06:22:44+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/01/28/the-micro-belay-parka/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cordes-jim-a-strain1.jpgCordes - jim a-strainhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kc-sd-sulu-bvy1-0633.jpgkc - sd Sulu bvy1 063*https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cordes-frey_0890.jpgCordes - Frey_0890https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cordes-freystimg_0848.jpgCordes - Frey(ST)IMG_0848https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cordes-freystimg_0841.jpgCordes - Frey(ST)IMG_0841https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cordes-freystimg_0830.jpgCordes - Frey(ST)IMG_0830Morgan Boyles on Siniestro Total (same in all four photos).2010-10-28T02:29:28+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/01/21/media-review-outside-magazine-freelancing-and-the-case-for-digging-ditches/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cover_mar2005_toc.jpgcover_mar2005_tochttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cover_oct2004_toc1.jpgcover_oct2004_tochttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cover_oct2008_toc.jpgcover_oct2008_tochttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cover_oct2004_toc.jpgcover_oct2004_tochttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cover_mar2005_archive.jpgcover_mar2005_archivehttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cover_oct2004_archive.jpgcover_oct2004_archive2019-09-21T05:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/01/18/on-adventure-%e2%80%93-1-backyard-world/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kc-img_19081.jpgkc - IMG_1908https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kc-img_1908-e1263932815871.jpgkc - IMG_19082010-01-22T19:54:05+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/01/14/a-face-a-butt-and-jay-z/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/9319_276548555511_276080795511_9210894_3746675_n.jpg9319_276548555511_276080795511_9210894_3746675_nThe kid in TNF's crosshairs.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/greyalbum.gifGreyAlbumhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/1255535351077-361873974.jpg1255535351077-3618739742010-01-20T07:18:55+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/01/12/training-2/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kc-sd-lyons-p1030661lr.jpgkc - SD Lyons P1030661(LR)Scotty D sending his 5.13 project in Lyons a couple summers ago.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/josh-pkstn-campusing-c-cordeslr.jpgJosh Pkstn campusing (c) Cordes(LR)Josh campusing at a lunch stop on the drive to Askole, on our 2004 Pakistan trip.2010-01-20T06:17:01+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/01/08/media-review-alpinist-29/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kc-alp29-1871.jpgkc - alp29 18712010-01-20T01:57:36+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2010/01/06/cookie-jar/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/c-mark-kelly-kc-at-roa.jpg(c) Mark Kelly -- kc at RoAOnce in a blue moon...me on the route. photo: Mark Kellyhttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kc-mk-roa-img_18541-e1262799137118.jpgkc - mk RoA IMG_1854Mark Kelly topping out in the suddenly-cold-and-blustery.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kc-mk-roa-img_1854.jpgkc - mk RoA IMG_1854Mark Kelly topping out in the suddenly-cold-and-blustery.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kc-appr-morne-pk-123109-img_1852.jpgkc - appr morne pk 123109 IMG_1852Approaching the smear, by the Rock of Ages crag, Moraine Park, RMNP.2010-01-06T17:42:50+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/12/31/holiday-margs-with-tommy/2010-01-04T20:52:26+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/12/30/belay-parka-down-or-synthetic/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/cordes-pkstn_ripped_clothes.jpgCordes Pkstn_ripped_clothesMy shredded-but-still effective MicroPuff pullover (left; first-gen Dragonfly, now Houdini, on right) after 7,400-vertical-feel of granite on Great Trango Tower.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/cordes-jonny-storm-e1262205950973.jpgcordes - Jonny stormJonny Copp in a river of spindrift, descending from the first ascent of Going Monk, Mt. Andrews, AK.2011-12-13T20:51:21+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/12/24/gifts/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kc-flwr-p10303121.jpgkc - flwr P1030312https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/j-to-_1385.jpgJ TO _1385Late summer, our first time climbing together again, Jenna and I climbed the Sky Route on Twin Owls.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kc-p1030940.jpgkc - P10309402010-02-06T15:32:35+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/12/23/irony-and-art/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kc-753pink-flamingo-ticks1-e1261529927412.jpgkc - 753(Pink Flamingo ticks)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kc-749racking1.jpgkc - 749(racking)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kc-759coyne-e1261530330680.jpgkc - 759(Coyne)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kc-756drawgraff.jpgkc - 756(draw+graff)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kc-755handprints-e1261528895223.jpgkc - 755(handprints)2009-12-24T01:14:45+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/12/16/racing-for-darwin-the-triple-schmack-challenge/2009-12-23T21:18:42+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/12/14/margarita-mondays-special-edition-%e2%80%93-the-beergarita-swill-version/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/p1050743lr-e1260774639871.jpgP1050743(LR)https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kc-shackboy-dg.jpgkc - shackboy DGThe Danimal, back in the Almighty Shack, ca 2001.2009-12-23T21:24:17+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/12/10/winter-climbing-101-the-belay-parka/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ahhhh-deprivation1.jpgahhhh deprivationAhh, nice DAS Parka, nice! Staying wam after leading the pitch labeled with skull & crossbones on a 2003 attempt at Deprivation with Jonny Copp. We bailed from the third ice band later in the day. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ahhhh-deprivation.jpgahhhh deprivation2009-12-14T07:29:13+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/12/07/poetry-solves-climbing-turf-wars/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kelly1.jpgKelly1At either end of the social spectrum, there lies a leisure class.2009-12-09T21:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/12/02/gloves-%e2%80%93-more-cowbell/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kc-sd-cnd-261lr.jpgkc - sd cnd 261(LR)2009-12-04T05:16:13+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/11/30/gear-the-amazing-poleless-tent/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kc-img_1476lr.jpgkc - IMG_1476(LR)A buddy trying to find the descent, on a different trip to the Black. https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/cordes-poleless-tent-p1030879.jpgCordes - poleless tent - P1030879New frontiers in going lightweight.2010-03-24T16:56:34+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/11/25/thanksgiving-marg-recipe-marg-101-the-baseline/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kc-margs-basic_1747lr.jpgkc - Margs basic_1747(LR)2009-12-14T03:30:08+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/11/24/no-hands-two-elbows-one-head-and-a-penis-or-boob/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kc-to-win-1791lr1-e1259086032374.jpgkc - TO win 1791(LR)These colors don't run: Timmy's final lap.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kc-bb-stella_1776lr.jpgkc - BB-Stella_1776(LR)Bean and Stella.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kc-st-to-1784lr.jpgkc - ST & TO 1784(LR)On your mark, get set...Sonnie ready to climb, Timmy ready to belay.2009-11-26T03:39:20+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/11/20/training-1/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sd-kelly-ak-fr-rte-768.jpgSD - Kelly AK Fr rte 768https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kc-p1030365.jpgkc - P1030365https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kc-tc-p10306562.jpgkc-tc - P1030656https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/p1030650.jpgP1030650https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ruth-training.jpgRuth traininghttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/hunter-appr.jpgHunter appr2010-02-15T20:38:33+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/11/18/by-design/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kc-mark-bigbend-img_17741-e1258511146792.jpgkc - mark - bigbend IMG_1774https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kc-castle-valley-img_1770.jpgkc - castle valley IMG_17702009-11-18T17:23:49+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/11/13/marg-recipe-of-the-week-corralejo-blanco/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_1758.jpgIMG_17582016-01-13T03:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/11/12/media-review-podcasts/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/brain-rot.jpgbrain rot2009-11-18T15:33:22+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/11/09/how-big-is-your-rack/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/josh-ow-day-41.jpgJosh OW day 4Josh Wharton at 20,000 feet on Great Trango Tower, about to punch it without the right-sized gear.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/gear-shot-azeem1.jpggear shot AzeemBefore I dropped part of it...https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/29-cordes-jw-rap2-lr1.jpg29 Cordes - JW rap2 LRBailing off Shingu Charpa.2018-09-17T12:55:36+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/11/06/media-review-reel-rock-film-tour/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/rr_09_poster-375.jpgrr_09_poster-3752009-11-09T14:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/11/04/spiderman-cowboys-bumblebees-and-flowers/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kc-p1010968.jpgkc - P1010968*https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kelly-ancient-art.jpgKelly Ancient Arthttps://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ba-cracka-dance-lab.jpgba cracka dance labBrent Armstrong refining the alpine start with the “Cracka Boy Dance” at the trailhead, inside his van – The Climb Lab – after the coffee and gangsta rap kicked in.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bee-flower-img_1742.jpgbee-flower IMG_17422009-11-04T20:59:58+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/11/02/the-fun-scale/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/scotty-kelly-on-htngtn1.jpgScotty -- Kelly on HtngtnHeading toward the upper parts of Mt. Huntington. Scott DeCapio photo.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/after-huntington.jpgafter huntingtonScotty (L) and me back in base camp after Huntington, booze running low, but heading out -- just for the Hallibut.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/scotty-kelly-on-htngtn.jpgScotty -- Kelly on HtngtnHeading toward the upper parts of Mt. Huntington. Scott DeCapio photo.2022-05-23T01:20:17+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/10/29/the-chief-speaks/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/chief-border.jpgChief border“What, what?” The Chief and the High-Speed Pod getting searched – again – at the border.https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ec-w-chief.jpgEC w ChiefUpon getting lost trying to find the face, we bumbled further until gaining the upper rock wall, where recent storms -- we hadn't been following the weather, of course -- had blanketed all of the holds. We got lost again. Then benighted, and I got hypothermic. The Chief pulled me through, we topped out in a full-on blizzard, descended and promptly started hiking the opposite direction of the trailhead until some hikers turned us around.2009-11-13T22:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/10/28/glove-article/2009-10-28T08:07:48+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/10/27/takashi-sends/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/takashi-mike-jtree.jpgTakashi-Mike JtreeTakashi and Mike at J-Tree2009-10-29T07:56:02+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.com/2009/10/21/opener/https://kellycordes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/chief-post-ec.jpgThe Chief, post Edith Cavell epicThe Chief back at the High-Speed Pod after an epic ascent, and bumbling descent, of the north face of Mt. Edith Cavell, ca 1996.2009-10-29T21:06:46+00:00monthlyhttps://kellycordes.comdaily1.02023-01-17T00:57:38+00:00