Tragedy on K2 EK POV

Occasionally my job sends me on fun little non-climbing adventures that are as exciting as my own climbing adventures (almost). Tonight I am going to see an advance screening of The Summit which is the story of K2’s deadliest climbing day. It happened for real…

The Louis CK Thing and Parenthood

Hopefully by now you’ve seen the Louis CK bit where he explains exactly why he won’t get a smart phone for his kids. The clip itself is great and if you haven’t seen it you should click right now and watch (or watch again). But I…

It Happens Out There

I am shirking my work to write this. I’ve been wanting to blog all week, but I am in catch-up mode, as usual. I woke up this morning determined to get a certain list of things accomplished. I hammered, I processed, I answered mail….

Cultural Studies

I drove a carpool of kids to camp today. My own son and two other boys in the 6th grade, all of whom are new to the school this year. As you might imagine, I took it upon myself to get them to know…

A Day In Photos – Montana Outpost

One day while exploring in Glacier National Park, en route to this place,  where we relaxed into the last full day in this landscape, and let the beauty of the place wash over us, we passed out of the park on a dirt road….