National Geographic: yosemite

It is very exciting to announce that National Geographic has published an article about climbing in Yosemite. Jimmy Chin and Mikey Schaefer worked long and hard last year to capture images of our culture in Yosemite. I’m devistated that there are no women...

Slovenia

we are in Slovenia! The climbing is really steep and we have bad jet lag. This is a spectacular place though! Mikey and I are staying and climbing in Osp. The mega crag Misa Pec is just around the corner. This is one of the oldest villages in south western Slovenia....

Patagonia Music Initiative

Check out the new way to support our environment! Patagonia is now in the music business. They have collaborated with musicians and iTunes to make some money that will go towards the environment. All profits from these tracks sold by Patagonia are going to...

why do I climb? because of my dads storys

Why do I climb? Where did I learn to tell stories? How did I learn to suffer, and why should you too? Is it in the human genome to want to “move across a landscape and explore?” I learned from my dad, Mark Rutherford. Liston to my dad’s story...

a new route up Fitz Roy

THE WASHINGTON ROUTE: 2/11/2011  a new line by Kate Rutherford and Mikey Schaefer I sat in a cloud of dust. Pants dirty. My hand planted in the sewing needles of some patagonian flora. I’d just landed there after my tired muscles failed to correct a small foot...