What is acceptable risk?
February 19, 2018If you’ve ever bought a piece of rock climbing gear, there is usually a really long description, that basically tells you that “rock climbing is inherently risky” and that failure to use gear in a safe manor can lead to injury or death. If you watch any of the great mountaineering movies, inevitably, it seems…
Best laid plans…
October 3, 2017I had lots of ideas how the last weekend of September and first day of October would be. I had signed up months ago to do a “two-fer” mountain peak summit trip with my outdoor group, the Chemeketans. The plan was to climb Mt. Thielsen one day and Mt. Bailey (the less technical one) on…
