Matt Van Biene getting ready to climb, Joshua Tree National Park, California.
It was treat to be able to photograph this quite, contemplative moment as Matt prepared his gear and his mind. Matt was a great guy and excellent climber – I really enjoyed watching and photographing all three of these guys.
Matt Van Biene climbing in Joshua Tree.
Matt has an interesting blog where he shares his climbing experiences – be sure to check it out: Matt Van Biene’s blog – This Journey.
Matt tossing a rope off the top.
Matt suggested this shot – great suggestion, kind of a classic climbing image of the rope being tossed over the edge.
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Great, love em.
Welcome to my life in the 1990′s! I still walk somewhat funny because I broke my right ankle when I fell 30 feet on lead in Squamish.
Thanks guys!
Wow Jon, a 30 foot fall, that is substantial. You would be fortunate if you only broke your ankle. Seems like a lot of outdoor photographers have a background in climbing.
Great shots Ron. Ouch. I’m sure Gary would have been happy to just have a broken ankle.
Beautiful lighting. Another great shot!
Hey Ron,
Love ‘em, but the last one is awesome.
Cheers
Carl
I’m with Carl – love that last rope toss shot!
Nice images of the event, but I don’t want to be climbing-just a chicken I quess.
Thanks a lot guys!
Funny Richard.
Agree, last shot is quite spectacular.
I tried climbing a rock wall once. Much easier going down than up!
This is very cool, I like how the rope takes on an abstract shape when thrown. Makes a great silhouette. The perspective is unique.
Thanks guys!
Ron, I’m Matt Van Biene’s dad. His mom and I would like to know if and how we can get copies of the photos you took of Matt? The three you posted are all great and we’d love to see any more you have. Been to your website and you have a lot of great shots there as well. I plan to take a long look there over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Hi David,
Great to hear from and thanks for the kind words.
Yeah, I promised Matt a couple of copies. I haven’t had a chance to go through and adjust any yet – hopefully next week. I will let you know when I do.
Thanks,
Ron