Some weeks, the zigs meet the zags and all is well. Goals get met, progress is made, meals are eaten with friends and nights are spent around warm fires with cold drinks. A deeps sense of well being settles in.…
The perceptive, devoted, obsessive, or unlucky among you may have noticed that Mountain Lessons went down for the last couple of days. Never Fear. This was necessary to change web hosts away from the Worthless and Tyrannical GoDaddy.com to a…
There’s a chill to the air now. It didn’t pause to introduce itself gradually– no, one day it slid surreptitiously up our shirt sleeves and down our shorts and summer was over in the Pacific Northwest. 100 mph winds are…
Sometimes, life runs away from you. Too much this, a little more of that, and next thing you know, the horse has bucked the reins and you don’t know where you’re riding off to. This summer has been a roller-coaster…
We’re proud to announce that that American Alpine Club has honored our dream with a grant, choosing our expedition from among many in this year’s “Live Your Dream” pool. We plan to link the three local cascades volcanoes under human…
Friends, I haven’t forgotten you. I appreciate your patience, and that despite my recent silence, 60+ of you still take the time to read this website each day. It humbles me. My life is in a time of transition and…
A few nights ago that familiar need for adventure struck again as I sat at my desk, plugging away at some biochemistry, but out of a sort of curiosity, I decided to delay my plan for a run until after…
I love the feeling of being completely thrashed. Not at the bar, not after a party, but after dragging my arms and legs around the mountains for hours or days on end. The feeling comes after the action, after the…
For route information/beta, check out the Mt Hood Circumnavigation Route Page. The day dawned clear and sunny, without a cloud in the sky. Ethan Linck and I planned to circumnavigate Mt Hood on skis, and by 7:30 we were skinning…
I hope that you are spending today however brings you the most joy, be that with family, in blissful solitude, or out skiing powder in the storm. Cheers!