Hacky Sack Video
Vintage 1984 TV commercial with me playing hacky sack in a 2 second appearance.
Look for me just after the periscope in the pool.
Also featured with me are Weird Al Yankovic and Kim Carnes

Different types of bolts used for climbing
Different types of bolts used for climbing.

Strange structure in El Rito
Strange structure in El Rito, rumored to be a mausoleum.

Anunnaki, Optimator Wall, Indian Creek, Utah
"Anunnaki"
Optimator Wall, Indian Creek, Utah

Vaino Carboarding
Carboarding in the northeast area of Albuquerque after an unusual snowstorm, 12-31-06.
This was WAY fun but the opportunity may not come again soon.

Vaino in the Batmobile
Receiving a call from Commissioner Gordon during a typical day at work.

Outside the Tropical Discovery Exhibit, Denver Zoo
Outside the Tropical Discovery Exhibit, Denver Zoo.
We were hired to replace all the defective water sprinklers on the ceiling.
They needed climbers because they couldn't figure out how to place lifting
equipment on the floor area.

Mark resting during a nice lead
Mark resting after a nice lead.

crocodile
A dangerous place to fall! It was great to be hanging around above the animals.

Beam clamps
This is a photo of me hanging on some clamps I designed to climb out on the
main beams. I built them in my garage with hardware store materials and
hand tools since I didn't have access to a machine shop at the time.

Alligator Juniper    Alligator Juniper
A very large Alligator Juniper (Juniperus Deppeana) tree with a twisted trunk, near Enchanted Tower, New Mexico.

Lava Tube, El Malpais, New Mexico
Shaft of light coming in from a hole in the top of a lava tube, El Malpais, New Mexico.

Jumping between some rocks, near The Box, East Fork of the Jemez River.
Jumping between some rocks, near The Box, East Fork of the
Jemez River, New Mexico, 2006.

Black Canyon
Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado.

Rock on tree
Rock leaning against a tree. This rock is about
10 feet tall. Boulder Canyon, Colorado

Cat on pole
My cat on a pole behind my old home.
Inyokern, California.

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