Creek People

Zach and Micha met in Alaska, formed a bond whilst adventuring in the great frontier, climbing partners for life and very happy about it.

Noel is a pro; he works as a guide & educator for NOLS. His knowledge of climbing and the outdoors is impressive. He’s originally from Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Emily was all smiles throughout the adventure in Indian Creek. Her positivity and cheer brought joy to the entire group.

Laura challenged herself, and this smile shines from a place of a deep work-reward relation.

Ryan, an avid adventurer from Maine and former contestant on the show American Ninja Warrior fuels up properly.

Many of us coming from Cleveland barely knew each other prior to this trip. Dan meets George in this shot.

Micah, from the San Francisco Bay Area, enjoys one of camping’s greatest features – hot coffee. He has worked in coffee professionally, and his passion for the brew and climbing is contagious.

Trevor smiles the biggest smile, as friendly as they come. He’s awkward in front of the camera, so this shot is a gem.

Bradley met us there, a friend of Dan’s. He’s originally from CLE and lives in Salt Lake City now. We were happy to have several friends link their travel plans with ours.

Matthias, the elusive wild one, ever at home in the Creek. He totally loves this place, and if he disappears anytime soon, I’ll know just where to go looking.

Reese, George and Emily visually discussing something.

Zach and Chick; one a huge proponent of guidebooks, the other is one.

Quinn the sheepdog in training, resting by his favorite toy. George says if you set this ball by him, he’ll wait by it to play for a long long time.

Zach, originally from Nashville, TN, muses over life in ancient times, perched amidst ruins of a Native American dwelling high above the valley.

Tomer came to the states from Israel, studied mathematics at Cornell, worked for a software company before leaving for the great outdoors. He linked up with our group as a result of a single conversation with Noel. Pretty cool how friendships form in the desert.

Pete met us from Denver, and brought a full charcoal grill and two yeti coolers along with him. Quite a generous guy, we were stoked to have him with before he begins venturing into the mountains for snow.

Reese doesn’t know I took this photo of him.

Mandy is an old friend of Zach’s. She’s on an outdoor stint, and has caught the climbing bug bad.

Nancy and Matthias, fast friends, enjoying a natural Indian Creek bench. Nancy lives in CO, and is an incredibly strong woman and a truly multi-talented adventurer.

Ryan assists his sister Ariel taping up. They were driving from San Diego to Maine, moving Ariel closer to home.