Ungentlemanly Warfare and Meritorious Advice
Skills, Knowledge and Humility, peppered with life lessons and blinding fury.
I needed to return to Ecuador to clean up my climbing resume and get some serious high altitude training you just can't find in the states. Problem being, I didn't really have the time. My Vacation time was cut short due to training and other fuckery, and I had a mountain of responsibilities pilling up… Continue reading Away Game 01-18: Return to Ecuador
Away Games, like life, don't always go according to plan. My original plan was smashed once arriving for a second time at the Venezuelan consulate in Boston. After a bit of unwarranted back and forth with the clerks, I walked away thinking I was a spy for the U.S. Government, heading to Caracas to start… Continue reading Away Game 03-17 Andes Mountains, Ecuador
It's everywhere. The truth of our society is that no one goes through any real hardship, most never accomplishing anything worthwhile or difficult their entire lives. Most of us have never been shot at. Never had a friend die in our arms. Never had to prove your worth in the midst of overwhelming opposition, pain… Continue reading On Weakness
Preparation for a trip, or away games as I call them, is key. When the coach puts you in the big game and you've been sitting on the bench playing Poverty's Paradise instead of warming up, you're just not down with Or Properly Prepared. Taking preparation seriously is the only sure way to face Nature's Fury… Continue reading On Proper Preparation
In the summer of 2016, and after a brutal breakup with my ex of 8 years, I embarked on a climbing trip to Colorado that the two of us had originally planned. To take my mind off current events, I boosted the trip output considerably, biting off even more than I could chew. I flew… Continue reading AG Throwback, the Decalibron Loop
2017 started off with a nice soft opening that was my trip to Washington State. Not a big away game like my Colorado or Japan excursions, but a nice leg stretcher to get my traveling bug moving. While there I visited with family and friends and had my heart set on climbing Mt. St. Helens… Continue reading Away Game 01-17, Washington State
I give as much as possible every year to multiple causes. While I believe each man must take responsibility for his situation in life, I'm not above helping others that might not make it without a helping hand. So, through blood drives, Awareness 5Ks and other events, I give whats due and pay things forward.… Continue reading For Charity
Ungentlemanly Warfare and Meritorious Advice 