False Summits
May 17, 2020I originally wrote a piece with a theme of false summits last summer after a particularly epic (for me anyway) climbing trip in the North Cascades as our team trip report. But, in the times of the pandemic, I’ve been thinking more about what I wrote, and how it applies to so many more situations…
Why Encouragement Matters: Climbing Mt. Thielsen
July 9, 2019My friend, Billy Bob, suggested that I write this trip report for our unofficial Chemeketan climb to the top of Mt. Thielsen last Saturday. This request was made while we drove back after a 12 hour day with dead bird goo smeared on the windshield of the minivan from the day before (sorry little bird!),…
Colorado State of Mind
October 10, 2018Colorado has always been one of my favorite states. I never traveled much as a child outside of North Dakota or Minnesota, but we did take one big road trip when I was 5 years old to Lyons, Colorado where my aunt and uncle ran a resort. I don’t remember much of that trip other…
