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29th June 2012
I don't have all that many "rules" about ice climbing, but one I try to follow is to not go ice climbing when it's raining, or when there's a lot of running water and not much ice. I've had ...
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26th June 2012
Making time to breathe.
Eat Pho, not McDonalds.
I'm now 45 years old. A middle aged guy. My life has changed radically with each decade, and I've done a lot of stuff that isn't really awar...
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4th June 2012
I'm racing in the ...
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26th May 2012
Gear Racking
I don't rack on my waist for rock unless it's an at-the limit trad red point effort, and I know exactly which piece I'll want when on which side of my body, on its own carabine...
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24th May 2012
This morning I finally figured something out that is so insanely pedantic and minute in the global scheme of things that no electrons at all should ever be wasted writing about it. But I'm a...
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27th April 2012
A friend of mine recently posted on Facebook about his inability to really get going during his workouts until halfway through them. He was doing a classical strength-training warmup called ...
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13th April 2012
This started off as the reply to an email but it's now a post. NOTE: I've got zero training for this topic, go read my friend ...
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13th April 2012
I'm writing a piece on the role of spiritualism in the mountains. I'm about as spiritual as a tin can, so I've had to research the idea some. The piece is likely doomed to failure, but I hav...
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11th April 2012
Alright, it's SPRING in some parts of the world now, and my snow-blind eyes and pasty skin are rejoicing. In the last few weeks I've been in Maine (definitely NOT spring), Charlotte, North C...
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26th March 2012
Information processing
If it's not obvious to go up or down on a climb or in any outdoor situation then it's probably time to call the day/go down/leave. I learned this idea years ago in ka...
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