Nick O'Connell topping out on Snake Dike Route on Half Dome in Yosemite, July, 2004. (Photo by Mike Barton)

Bottling day at Les Copains Winery, spring, 2004. (Photo by Nick O'Connell)

Hard-working Les Copains volunteers enjoy the fruits of their labor. (Photo by Nick O'Connell)

Nick O'Connell rappelling off Batman and Robin on Lumpy Ridge, in Colorado, August, 2002. (Photo by Mike Barton)

Nick O'Connell at the top of the Third Flatiron, outside of Boulder, Colorado, August, 2002. (Photo by Mike Barton)