why do I climb? because of my dads storys

by | Mar 9, 2011 | climbing

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

by | Feb 17, 2011 | climbing

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...

1/26 A birthday cruise up Clara De Luna

by | Jan 30, 2011 | climbing

On a freezing cold morning the last day of my twenty ninth year, we headed out at 3:30am to climb  Clara De Luna/ Chiaro Di Luna. The weather window we though was so big had deteriorated in to a single cold day with snow predicted in the night. Mikey and I had waffled...

Waiting for the window

by | Jan 20, 2011 | climbing

Here are some photos from the last few weeks. Having fun while waiting for that perfect weather window….. This is looking towards the East, desert. There was a wall of black clouds over the mountains. We still have to paint the door… it is good to have...

The Good, the Great, and the Windy

by | Jan 11, 2011 | climbing

This winter has been full of gratitude for me. All my people are so generous, and I have an overwhelming sense of contentment. Here is one reason: My mother has a passion for art, and refuses to gift me with anything practical for Christmas. This year I had met...