by owa | Jan 13, 2014 | Blog
Well here at OWA, we know the best kind of New Year’s Resolutions have two parts. One: they must be achievable. Two: they must involve adventure! Well our guide, Sean McNally followed these rules for his New Year’s Resolution, as he set out for Zion...
by owa | Dec 16, 2013 | Blog
This past Saturday, OWA guides James Faerber and Sean McNally road tripped up to Silverton, CO to get on the classic ice route, Stairway to Heaven. A look at the line on the approach The route is WI4 anywhere between 5 and 7 pitches depending on when you decide to...
by owa | Dec 5, 2013 | Blog
This time last year OWA guide Sean McNally and now YOSAR member Josie McKee were down in Baja getting a first ascent on the South face of the infamous El Grand Trono Blanco! The route started with two pitches of terrifyingly loose exfoliating rock. As the route goes...
by owa | Nov 1, 2013 | Blog
Because of the *ahem* well bolted nature of the North Shore Cliff band, our guides have been talking about a traverse across the entire cliff band, west to east. Well this past weekend OWA guides Seth Bowles and Sean McNally went out and gave this traverse a shot!...
by owa | Nov 1, 2013 | Blog
Well when the weather starts turning to snow and ice else where, the rock junkies are happy to be in Texas! Our guides took a trip out to Hueco tanks the other weekend and enjoyed down right amiable weather conditions. Thanks to the Access Fund and American Alpine...