I have known my friend Jayson for 15 years—that’s him on my back in this…
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11 Truths About Riding Bicycles
Did you know you don’t have to wear lycra to ride a bicycle? That’s right.…
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A Postcard From The Confluence
I am sitting at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers at the…
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The Art Of ‘Getting Old’
Frank led up the first pitch of El Matador as I fed out rope, the…
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Should You Take The Day Off Work To Go Skiing?
Here is a flow chart to help you decide: But wait, you say, it’s not…
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In Praise Of The Real Conversation
I scrolled through my iPhone photos from the past year and found a couple shots…
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Considering Gratitude
Mike and I arrived at Lincoln Falls to see a dozen people spread across the…
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5 Ways To Procrastinate Fall By Extending Summer
The temperatures are slowly dropping, the leaves on the trees are starting to turn golden,…
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The Definition Of Adventure
As I descended the corniced summit ridge, I saw a climber coming up the same…
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It Turns Out You Can Buy Happiness
A couple weeks ago, Alastair Humphreys told me about the Explore feature on Kayak.com that…
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Those Who Can Change Lives, Teach
In August 2011, my old 7th-grade Geography teacher, Mr. Button, sent me a message saying…
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How To Go To The Gym
Hans Florine has climbed The Nose on El Cap damn near 100 times, and in…
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The Benefits Of Discomfort
About a year ago, psychologist and author Kelly McGonigal gave a TED Talk on “How…
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The Toughest, Goofiest Lady I Knew, 1927-2014
My grandmother died at 6:07 p.m. June 24, in an intensive care unit room full…
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Don’t Focus On The Dog Shit
In the span of a few minutes yesterday morning, I read about a shotgun-wielding man…
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Hiking Is Cool
Do you ever think hiking doesn’t get much respect anymore? Wait, better question: Remember that…
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Surviving a 4K (4,000-Calorie) Run
When Forest and I had discussed the rules at a coffee shop in Brooklyn three…
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Tough As A Mother
My mom threw up at the climbing gym, just after I lowered her from the…
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What Story Are You Telling Yourself?
Chad Kellogg died in Patagonia on Valentine’s Day this year, at 42 years old. I…
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How To Climb A Hill
I was in the audience during a presentation at the Green Mountain College Adventure Education…
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#Postbark: 365 Postcards, 365 Days
Chris Barker has developed an interesting ritual in 2014: Every day since Jan. 1, he…
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Happiness: It’s The Little Things
This past January at a film festival, I got to chat briefly with big-mountain skier…
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The Not-So-Bad Bad Day
Rob at Green Garage in Denver understands the art of telling someone how expensive their…
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The Guy Who Puts The Fun Back In Fun
I jogged in my bike shoes with the couple hundred other riders down the dirt…
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Semi-Rad.com Is 3 Years Old Today. Thanks For Reading.
Three years ago, on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, I clicked “publish” on a blog post…
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Sometimes It Ain’t Rocket Science
Herb and Jan Conn developed almost all of the early climbing in South Dakota’s Needles…
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The Moments Before Your Big Moments
I got an email from Statigram the other day offering to collect my “best Instagram…
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