Beth Wald studied Botany and Russian at the University of Minnesota and then, in the mid 1980’s, began a dual career as a freelance writer and photographer. Her love of grand spaces and wilderness has taken her from one side of the globe to the other. Her work has taken her from the Arctic to Patagonia in southern Argentina, where she is working on a project documenting this vast land and the lives of the last of the Gauchos who live there. Beth Wald has photographed other adventures in diverse areas of the world--rock climbing in Vietnam, biking across Kenya and Tanzania, a scientific expedition to the Peruvian Andes, the musical scene in Havana, Cuba. She has worked for National Geographic, Life, Outside, Travel and Leisure, Men's Journal, and many other magazines and for such companies as The North Face, Patagonia Inc., and others.

Climbing Magazine

This site contains information about climbing news, events, message boards, photo gallery, and other resource links.

Rock climbing

From the site: “ Rockclimbing.com contains information on 6764 climbing areas in 99 countries and all 50 states easily making it the largest climbing database on the net! Our 21724 registered climbers have contributed 22828 photographs, 1837 links to other climbing web sites.”

On the Road Again

This site contains a photo gallery and resource links related to nature, wildlife, travel, underwater, and more. It also includes Wald’s portfolio and photo album.

Let’s Get Vertical