
The north face of Granite Peak in August 2008. The Chadwick-Bowman Route goes directly up the face, just left of the main pillar.
The First Foray recounts my two-day blitz of the north face of Granite Peak with Loren Rausch. Loren became a mentor for me in the wild world of ice and alpine climbing, and that first big route together opened my eyes to both my potential and my deficiencies.