“Does this glissade chute make my butt look big?” It’s been a long time since I climbed over 5000 vertical feet in a day. This year, for Mother’s Day, my…
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During the last week of June I led a single overnight to the south foot of Mt Baker in the North Cascades. Anyone who is familiar with the hiking trails…
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“You see that saddle over there? That’s where we’re going.” Note the knob on the left (mostly un-named on trail maps) and the peak on the right (Mt Ruth, 7115 feet elevation)…
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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…
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This weekend the outdoor industry had a local public event. My magazine was there and I gave a talk about Nepal on day two of the expo. It’s mostly business,…