Mountaineering

The Many Adventures of an Insatiable Tourist

- When I'm not doing things, I'm writing about doing things-

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I'm a writer, equestrian journalist, and professional copywriter. When I'm not writing for money, I write for fun. Enjoy my thoughts, recaps, and musings here.

Oct 31, 2015
5 min

9/18/15: Mount Jefferson

For me, Mt Jefferson was the ultimate trip- varied terrain, supposedly interesting climbing, and a beautiful alpine environment all added...

Aug 12, 2015
4 min

8/1/2015: North Sister

As my experience and knowledge base has built, North Sister seemed more and more to be the true “test piece” for mountaineering in the...

Jul 27, 2015
4 min

Part 2: Broken Top 7/12/2015

Over the last year of this project, we’ve both grown in a number of ways, our mountaineering skill level being a massive factor in that...

Jul 17, 2015
1 min

Faith, Hope, Charity

(from the summit of Broken Top)

Jun 17, 2015
1 min

Three Sports

“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” - Ernest Hemingway

Jun 11, 2015
0 min

More Photos from Middle Sister

Jun 11, 2015
6 min

Middle Sister 6/6-6/7/2015

This trip started off lazy and got better…. Although, we still felt a little lazy at the end. Leaving Portland was the first “lazy” point...

May 29, 2015
7 min

Shastina and Mount Shasta 5/22-5/25/2015

Andy and I rolled out of Portland as soon as we were able to on the afternoon of May 22, aka, the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. I...

May 29, 2015
0 min

Epic Morning in Hidden Valley

May 1, 2015
3 min

Mount Thielsen 4/18/2015

Going into this climb, I was psyched. Not only does this mountain have a short, relatively flat approach, but the summit spire is just...

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