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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 143
Yay, I’ve got some time to work on a personal project. Now what should I…
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Zen And The Art Of Not Packing Shit You Don’t Need
I once packed a can of chili ten miles into the backcountry. It weighed 15…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 142
“The rules of our running group is that if I collapse, you make sure I’m…
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Hiking Meetup Groups You Probably Shouldn’t Join
LOCAL SINGLES HIKING GROUP So, are you single? So are we! And we’re always looking…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 141
You don’t have to love cats or off-key singing to love this film (video): Yes,…
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How To Tell People At The Gym You’re Not Climbing The Dawn Wall This Year
Nowadays, every time you’re at the climbing gym, people are coming up to you and…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 140
You might have a suspicion that this film is not exactly what it seems, and…
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Nostalgia Is A Mother
Last Wednesday, around the ninth switchback in the M Trail at the University of Montana,…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 139
I had the pleasure of watching this film last fall and being on the jury…
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Summer Is Here And We Will Sweat Without Shame
That’s right. I know, it’s hot outside, and perhaps if I took a Lyft to…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 138
Where do hallucinations come from? (video) A collection of classic New York Times essays about…
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10 Animal Twitter Accounts That Will Improve Your Life
There’s a lot of stuff on social media that can be a huge bummer. Fortunately,…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 137
Exactly two minutes of sights and sounds of New York, brilliantly edited (video) If this…
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The Story Of The First Ascent
You think that last pitch was tough? Do you know about the first ascent of…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 136
I’m not saying you don’t love mountain biking—but do you love it enough to weld…
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Learning To Be Funny
Probably every other time my friend Lee and I came to the end of an…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 135
“Dogs, in general, are so resilient. They’re so much braver than we are. They take…
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What Happens When You Leave Cell Service Behind
Here’s a thing you may have experienced: You’re about to head out on a trip…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 134
Billy Yang takes a look at the Born To Run Ultra Marathons (video): My friend…
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20 Things That Take Longer Than Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold’s Ascent of the Nose Took
On June 6, Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold broke the speed record for climbing The…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 133
If you need more evidence that northern Norway does not suck (video): “The Posh Club,…
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Dream Big, Work Hard, Be Kind: A Message For 2018
Last week, I gave the address at the commencement ceremony for the Rocky Mountain School…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 132
Meet Maxine the Fluffy Corgi (warning, this has an f-word in it):(video) Al Humphreys gives…
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The People-Pleaser’s Plan For Climbing A Mountain
Hey, I was wondering if you might want to go climbing this weekend? I think…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 131
“I’ve never done anything that has that kind of resonance or effect. Things become iconic…
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Nature As An Airbnb: A Review
For a quick getaway last weekend, my friends and I planned a three-night stay in…
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