Helsinki is 6,125 miles from Mexico City. Yet for Finnish climbers, Ben Koponen and Juha Kurikka, it wasn’t too far to go to open their dream gym.
Even if Ben had never been to the country before. Continue reading From Helsinki to Mexico City: A Long Way to Open a Climbing Gym
I didn’t use to think much of shitting in the woods. Or carrying toilet paper out of doors.
But in these times where the white fluff is in such high demand, I’m reminded of a woman I dated who wilded me. For the first time, scatting outside was temporal. Continue reading No TP, No Gel, Not Anymore
The sun sets over the hills northwest of the city. Where I’m staying.
A darkening sky fades into a dusty crimson. Mojave red and carnation pink simmers at the edge of the light, before settling below the tree-less mounds. I watch from the steps at the Plaza de la Alhondiga.
Below, a young boy is dancing. Or rather, he’s half-running and half-whirling dervish. His mad cavorting is a public display of irreverence and imagination. He’s wholly smiling in ecstasy. Continue reading Sunsets in Guanajuato
When I left for Mexico in December, Coronavirus wasn’t a thing. A few weeks ago, a curious increase in conversation and posts about Covid-19 started to populate my Facebook feed. So the news sucked me back in. Whoa, what a wild time we’re living in. Now I’m here, do I stay or do I go? Continue reading Coronavirus from México: To Stay or Go and The Curious Case of Do Nothing by the Government
Life as a traveling writer is pretty adventurous.
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On Christmas Day 2019, I was invited to Amealco (in the State of Queretaro, Mexico) to explore a bouldering place currently under development. Here’s a video (sort of) documenting the day. Continue reading Waiting for Amealco: My First Video!
I’m in Mexico for the foreseeable future to write and climb. The question is, why? Continue reading Estoy viviendo en Mexico. Por qué?
Aaron Gerry 