My dad and I walked into Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 4, the…
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My Pal Mick, 1958-2012
My friend Mick’s heart stopped working last Sunday. He died at the age of 54,…
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Happy Thanksgiving
I haven’t had a “proper” Thanksgiving dinner since 2002, somehow managing to be anywhere but…
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My Friend Lee: A Story About Mentors
Five summers ago, I met this guy named Lee Smith while climbing with a big…
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Is Mountaineering Sexy?
I think there’s nothing that feels more rad than picking your way up a ridgeline,…
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Bears: Awesomest Animals In The Universe
Maybe you haven’t spent much time lately thinking about how awesome bears are. That’s OK,…
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The Importance Of Big Dreams
I have a copy of this children’s book that I take everywhere I go. It’s…
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Dude, It’s OK To Hug Your Bro
Get over here. Come on in and let the big bear get his paws on…
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The Rules For Dating A Dirtbag
It’s a singular feeling when you’re 33 and talking to your mother and she says,…
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Why Road Trips Are Still Important
I asked my friend Nick to drive from Denver to Seattle with me a couple…
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The Toughest Thing
One of the things about telling stories is you think you should always know where…
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This Is How You Build A Bike Shop: On Love
I remember flipping through 5280 Magazine‘s 2011 “Top of the Town” issue to the section…
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Hey Coffee, I Love You
When you go on a climbing or backpacking trip and someone says, “I’ll bring the…
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Staying Young Is The New Growing ‘Old’
Christmas Eve, 2011, I am going to throw up on a spin class bicycle.…
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A Very Special Christmas Climb
“So I was thinking,” I said to Dustin in front of his house in Phoenix,…
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What’s Your Goal For 2012? Here’s Some Inspiration
Every year, my pal Nick and I inevitably have a chat about our goals for…
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5 Steps to More Fun in Your Outdoor Photos
Remember that time you took that photo of you and your friend(s) standing on the…
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Am I Hiking Too Fast For You?
My friend Greg had hit the wall about four miles from the top of the…
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Nick + His 1991 Trek 970, 4-Ever: A Love Story
Not so long ago, my pal Nick made up his mind that he was going…
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The Dirtbag Diaries: The Way of the Underdog
This is my friend Jayson. When I’m telling people about him, a lot of times…
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How much outside time do you need?
One night a couple weeks ago, I ate dinner with my back to a 180-degree…
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A Lesson On How To Live, From Climber Craig DeMartino
I tried to pull around a corner on nothing, the crux moves of the third…
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Can Bikram Yoga improve your rock climbing?
It is 105 degrees in this room, 50 percent humidity. Seven of us are standing…
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How to Talk Shit to Your Climbing Partner
“Hey, can you take photos with your phone?” I yell down from the belay to…
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One more pitch: How do you reset the stoke meter?
Sometimes men grow boobs. This is just a fact of aging, or more accurately, the…
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Make your road trip 40 percent better with FIST PUMP OUT THE WINDOW
Remember your last road trip, the day you left town? Wherever it was, whenever —…
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Inside the Smokey Bear Costume For a Day
I have a drip of sweat on the end of my nose. It itches, hanging…
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