Have you ever chundered on your hero? No? Well nor has Jared. But he’s gotten a lot closer than most. The Bluies-based photographer is generally pretty confident about setting up shoots—navigating loose rock, long approaches and reading routes in reverse as he raps down with a sackful of photography gear. But the day after a big night, abseiling in from above to photograph Tim Macartney-Snape, he found himself afraid of dislodging more than loose rock.
On behalf of all climbing photographers around the world, I’d like to tell you: a photo from a multi-pitch route is often much more involved to capture than it looks. Not
