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Tough As A Mother

by brendan on May 8, 2014

My mom threw up at the climbing gym, just after I lowered her from the…

What Story Are You Telling Yourself?

by brendan on May 1, 2014

Chad Kellogg died in Patagonia on Valentine’s Day this year, at 42 years old. I…

How To Climb A Hill

by brendan on April 24, 2014

I was in the audience during a presentation at the Green Mountain College Adventure Education…

The Man’s Guide to Being A ‘Real Man’

by brendan on March 13, 2014

You probably read a few news stories over the past couple weeks about the rising…

The Not-So-Bad Bad Day

by brendan on February 27, 2014

Rob at Green Garage in Denver understands the art of telling someone how expensive their…

Semi-Rad.com Is 3 Years Old Today. Thanks For Reading.

by brendan on February 6, 2014

Three years ago, on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, I clicked “publish” on a blog post…

Do Things And Make Things Next Year

by brendan on December 26, 2013

My parents gave me Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York book for a holiday gift,…

The Grand Canyon Guide To Parent-Child Relationships

by brendan on November 7, 2013

I hopped over a stream crossing the Bright Angel Trail, taking a big step from…

Tyler Durden, Yvon Chouinard, And Growing Up

by brendan on October 24, 2013

I watched Fight Club the other night for the first time in over a decade,…

A Moab State Of Mind

by brendan on October 10, 2013

I sat under Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, 60 minutes from Moab and 20…

A Photo Is Worth A Thousand Miles

by brendan on September 19, 2013

My friends Dan and Janine have made lots of outdoor photos all over the world.…

Sometimes You Get A High-Five From The Universe

by brendan on September 5, 2013

I had about 10 minutes before my flight, enough time to grab one more cup…

How To Friend Someone In Real Life

by brendan on August 22, 2013

I pulled open the garage door on my storage unit in east Denver, smelling the…

BUT I AM RELAXING

by brendan on July 25, 2013

Nick mentioned a hot springs somewhere in southern Colorado, and I suspected it was one…

Young Men And Fire

by brendan on July 4, 2013

My old journalism professor, Michael Downs, sold me on Norman Maclean’s book Young Men and…

You Wonder Why We Don’t Have Nice Things

by brendan on June 27, 2013

I sat down exhausted last Tuesday night next to my friends Chris and Forest in…

Please Continue Instagramming Your Amazing Life

by brendan on June 20, 2013

In April, a piece titled “Stop Instagramming Your Perfect Life” started making its way around…

Dads And Dreams

by brendan on June 13, 2013

My dad told me the other day he’d won a three-day Harley rental at a…

Learning How To Say Yes

by brendan on June 6, 2013

My friend Forest put this photo on Facebook last December, with this caption: It was…

You Can Walk Anywhere You Want

by brendan on May 30, 2013

I flew to Iowa to visit my grandmother in the hospital a couple weeks ago.…

Why You End Up Somewhere Sometimes

by brendan on May 9, 2013

You call someplace home, and if you think about it, there are probably one or…

A Lesson From Fred

by brendan on April 25, 2013

Six summers ago, a guy named Fred sat down across from me at a picnic…

A Bunch Of Dreams, One Film: The Making Of ’35’

by brendan on April 4, 2013

This past Tuesday, a film called “35” went up on Vimeo — it’s 5 minutes…

The Pure Joy Of Fixie Dave

by brendan on March 14, 2013

A couple weeks ago at a party, I saw Dave Nice for the first time…