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Why I Climb: Summit for Someone

7/27/2011

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My second fourteener in a day, Mt Torrey
With moving and grad school, my Summit for Someone climb has been a bit of a moving target. As of this week though, it's been nailed down. This weekend I'll be climbing the Grand Teton with Jackson Hole Mountain Guides.

I thought this would be a good time to finish my "Why I climb" post.

The path of my life over the past year and a half that I've been preparing to do a Summit for Someone climb almost answers the question for me: Why do I climb?

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Gear Closet: EMS Mojo Backpack

7/14/2011

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This week I got the chance to test out the EMS MoJo backpack. I tried it out in a few different scenarios, and while some were more of a fit than others, I kinda like this zippy little back pack.

(Photos by the incredible Peter W. Carey)



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Contest! And Other Stuff!

7/11/2011

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Look at what I'm wearing... :-D
So most of you know I'm jobless for a bit...

In an effort to earn gas money and express my pent up creative side, I'm THRILLED to announce the newest line of Rock and Sky products!

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Doing with...

7/8/2011

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More lessons...

Though this might seem more like venting. This is the third time I've started writing this very same post, the other two tries were lost due to technical issues. I don't know what the name of this lesson might be yet, patience, gratitude... I'm not sure, I just know that I'm having an exceedingly difficult time with it. 

I had a mini meltdown on the phone with my man-friend this week. It involved me declaring my need to get a comfy chair for my new place. A chair I can sit and work in. I need a comfy chair, or I might die. The point isn't the chair though, the point is comfort - something I'm realizing I took for granted, and expected to follow me around wherever I went. 

Right now, I am not comfortable.

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Trip Report: Avoiding Nebraska

7/1/2011

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I FINALLY MOVED! Weeks ago, but still. The trip was long anticipated and I made it exactly the way I wanted...

It's not that I have anything against Nebraska, I just think it's boring and smells bad. I made it my goal to avoid the state entirely on my road trip from Maryland to Colorado. It made for a beautiful ultra-road trip.

Here's how I did it...

Total Mileage: 2,349 (+ or - 100)
Drive Time: 5 Days
Highlights
- The arch in St Louis
- The rolling hills of Iowa
- Sunset in a different state every day
- The Badlands and the Black Hills
- Tumble weeds in Wyoming.
And here is the map

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