Photography

Jason Nelson studied photography at the Art Institute of Colorado.   When on an adventure, his camera is nearly always by his side.  Many of his photos are used in his website designs.

Mary Harlan at Indian Creek

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This is a series of images I shot of Mary Harlan on the route MC’s Hammer at the Cliffs of Insanity, Indian Creek, Utah.  I hope you enjoy! For those [...]

Flagstaff Rock Climbing

Lisa Nelson at the Waterfall Wall

The guys at Vertical Relief asked for local climbers to send a few pics over as a prelude to the Reel Rock Film Tour that is coming to the Orpheum [...]

Little Critters from Voodoo Canyon

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Here are a small collection of photos I got of little critters while traveling through and to the dark depths of Voodoo Canyon.  Voodoo Canyon is a tributary of Secret [...]

Images from Lake KooCanUSA (Stone Hill)

Karl Boveng climbing Phoenix Baily at Stone Hill

Lisa, Zane and I got a great tour of the climbing at Lake Koocanusa from the Boveng Family (Arne, April and Karl).  As gravity often has it’s way with climbing, [...]

Chevy truck

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While passing some time in Lee Vining, CA I grabbed this shot of a truck parked alongside the road.  I took the photo with my Droid Incredible using the Camera [...]

Slot Canyons and Quicksand

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When the cars at the Wire Pass Trail head parking lot first came into view, I thought it must have been my mind playing tricks on me. The quick pace I had started the day with was now resembling a staggering limp. My feet had hurt with every step for more miles than I could remember. I guess that’s what I get for hiking 28 miles in a day off the couch.

Photos of Juneau, AK

Old house in Juneau, Alaska

In between climbing trips I had the opportunity to wander around Juneau some.  I was on foot since I didn’t rent a car, and Ryan, whom I was staying with, [...]

It’s Greek To Me!

Island Flowers in Kalymnos, Greece

Travel tips for Kalymnos This last month, I was lucky enough to spend three weeks in Kalymnos, Greece. Kalymnos is an easy place to be with fantastic climbing, good food [...]

Some of the Coolest (Not Coldest) Ice I Have Ever Climbed

Jason Nelson ice cave bouldering

On my last day in Juneau, Ed Shanley drove me out to Mendenhall Lake to show me some ice caves.  Two years prior we had hiked around the toe of [...]

Adventures in Ice Climbing, Bart Lake, AK – Part 1

jason nelson ice climbing alaska

Jason Nelson Climbing Ice I looked down at my harness to count how many ice screws I had left. There was only three remaining. Above me a wall of vertical [...]

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