Volume 1 acts as a photographic journal to some of the best moments of my bouldering quest during the last 3 years. Hinting towards some qualities of the sport we love.

Via climbing I’ve developed a new love for the UK, Traveling the country searching for strange little bundles of rock to scamper up. There are so many beautiful spots I’ve visited, many very local to me which I have always taken for granted.

Spending every weekend outdoors gives me that soulful rest from the haze of modern life. Bouldering has given me the energy and motivation to seek new places and adventures. Conversely, if I have a few weekends in a row without any outdoors time, I really feel it. I feel like I'm rotting away behind a screen. We are meant to be out there, in the outside! and when you get out there regularly it affects the pace and quality of your life. That regular connection to the natural world brings a deep restful clarity. You get used to being that happy.

Stone Dojo also touches on the craft of climbing itself, learning to flow through vertical terrain. the craft and precision of movement. Physically and mentally testing yourself against a giant rocky opponent. The many battles, learning to become the best at failing, truly appreciating those inevitable wins.

The quiet moments on top of the rocks when you just battled through grit and fear aiming all your mite in one moment to crimp, pull, jump or slap, finally hauling yourself up and over the top. Then realising that no rock can overcome the power of persistence. If we failed this much in life outside of climbing, who knows how much we could achieve. masters of failure.