Tag: mt hood
All Paths Lead Nowhere
In the Fall of 2006, I was a freshman at Reed College. I though that I wanted to be a philosophy major, and despite a pronounced lack of...
Prepping for Jet-Setting
As this post goes up I’m packing gear, skis, and gumption to jump on a plane to Utah tomorrow morning. The agenda for the week...
Winter Returns: Skiing Considerable Danger
This weekend heralded a true return of snow to the Pacific Northwest, and with a less-typical SW flow, the Mt Hood area received more snow...
Confessions of an Ex-Freeskier
I used to be a freeskier. That even sounds funny to write, but it’s true. What I mean by that is that I used to measure the quality...
No Excuses Interview Series: Ethan Linck
The No Excuses Interview Series explores the approaches and personalities of athletes who are inspiring in both the quality and consistency...
Crag Hunting
There’s a chill to the air now. It didn’t pause to introduce itself gradually– no, one day it slid surreptitiously up our...
Climbing Illumination Rock
Memory is a poor record. Four years ago, Alex Ragus and I decided that it would be a good idea to go rock climbing on Illumination Rock....
Climbing Mt Hood By Bike
There is no end to the adventure available within a single day. It’s a fact so easy to forget, when my day can so easily glide by in...