“I got this. I am strong. I am strong.” I spoke these words out loud as my fingers hesitantly eased their way into the crack. I twisted,...

“Were taking on water! We have to turn around!” A pit was forming in my stomach and my legs were cramping as I tried to keep my balance...

(From a previous road trip through Leavenworth, in lil ole Lucinda) The feeling of getting home after a weekend of fun and challenge and...

Theres nothing like being unable to physically move to give the mind a chance to race. Everything suddenly comes to a halt in one...

I couldn’t eat breakfast. There was a knot in my stomach and it wouldn’t go away. I took deep breaths, drank water, and tried to remind ...

Although in some ways it feels like 2018 has been a year of stagnation, when I look more closely, there has been a lot of change, growth,...

​ 30.34 miles, 6813 feet elevation gain, 7170 feet elevation loss, 13:33 hours It was overcast and the forecast indicated rain as we...

from a wonderful little backpacking trip last weekend It’s hard to be bad at things. It’s not easy to suck at something, but to still...

Climbing into my sleeping bag all I could feel was the dust on my feet and the sunburn on my face. I was happy. My hammock rocked softly...

A year ago I led my first successful pitch of rock climbing ever. I say successful because there was that one time last winter when in 20...