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12th January 2017
The local injury total so far this season is roughly six broken legs/ankles, a serious and unresolved head injury, a couple of lengthy whippers resulting in various other injuries, and a few...
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31st December 2016
Good technique on ice is like good technique in any sport, it just makes things more fun and opens up more options. I see more good technique in ice climbing than I ever have before, mostly ...
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27th July 2016
"Fear is the mind-killer." Frank Herbert, Dune.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRLyGwSE8-A
When I speak or do media interviews I'm often asked how I deal with fear. There is an expect...
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3rd May 2016
I recently wrote a Anyhow, here's the link, I'd welcome your thoughts on it. I'm slowly chewing away on a book on the subject, your comments can help make it better, cheers....
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29th March 2016
I use social media and love consuming it, but I am deeply dissatisfied with how it looks, what it says, and especially how I create it.
I haven't posted on Instagram in two weeks because i...
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27th March 2015
I'm 48. I just had the best 12 months of my athletic career. Crazed months of travel, flying, climbing, kids, speaking, guiding, writing, repeat with more events and less time than I wanted....
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17th February 2015
I'll share more about the Niagara climb once it all settles out a bit, but I've had a lot of questions about the proto ice gear I used, and I have a few minutes so here's some quick info:
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14th January 2015
I've been ...
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31st July 2014
I'm on a paragliding expedition right now, I thought some people might be interested in the thinking that went into how we're approaching the trip...
Some "Vol Bivy" personal history, kinda...
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18th June 2014
Hi Ryan,
This is an interesting question (question below), thanks, mind if I strip it down a bit and use some form of my response on my blog? In any case, short answer below, and keep on ge...
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