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  • EPIC Everything Is Epic

    by brendan on January 10, 2013

    At a grocery store last week, the cover of Cosmopolitan‘s January issue caught my eye…

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  • drawing of resolutions vs plans Make Plans, Not Resolutions

    by brendan on January 3, 2013

    In a scene in the spaghetti western The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, the…

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  • The Importance Of Being A Lifelong Beginner

    by brendan on December 13, 2012

    When you dismount a mountain bike going uphill, you end up doing a sort of…

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  • My Pal Mick, 1958-2012

    by brendan on November 29, 2012

    My friend Mick’s heart stopped working last Sunday. He died at the age of 54,…

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  • Happy Thanksgiving

    by brendan on November 22, 2012

    I haven’t had a “proper” Thanksgiving dinner since 2002, somehow managing to be anywhere but…

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  • The New (Not-Quite-So-Masculine) Mountain Man

    by brendan on November 15, 2012

    I was trying to start a campfire a couple weekends back and grabbed a fat…

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  • The Customer Is Always Right

    by brendan on November 1, 2012

    Maybe you’ve heard this one: Ski resort patron approaches lift ticket kiosk on Powder Day…

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  • Sick, Brah: The Ineloquence Of Talking About The Outdoors

    by brendan on October 25, 2012

    You, outdoor recreator, are quite probably quite educated: Bachelor’s degree, possibly a master’s degree or…

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  • The Three Bumper Stickers

    by brendan on October 4, 2012

    “You know, I was just thinking that three bumper stickers changed my life,” Dan said…

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  • Don’t Sandbag Me, Bro

    by brendan on September 27, 2012

    I always get sandbagged by guys in gear shops. I will stop in somewhere to…

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  • What’s Better: Watching Or Doing?

    by brendan on September 20, 2012

    As the USA Pro Cycling Challenge was working its way around Colorado and into the…

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  • Do You Have The Stoke?

    by brendan on September 13, 2012

    2:39 a.m., August 11, 2012: Packs packed, Chris and I are about to shut the…

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  • The Rise And Fall Of Macaroni And Cheese

    by brendan on September 6, 2012

    Sometimes I like to fantasize that I have some sort of backcountry suaveness and culinary…

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  • You Don’t Really Need To ‘Get Away’

    by brendan on August 30, 2012

    Ever fantasized about being a fire lookout, or living in a cabin high in the…

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  • Dude, It’s OK To Hug Your Bro

    by brendan on May 17, 2012

    Get over here. Come on in and let the big bear get his paws on…

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  • In Defense Of Denver

    by brendan on May 3, 2012

    A handful of Saturday mornings, I have driven out of Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood juggling…

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  • The Rules For Dating A Dirtbag

    by brendan on April 12, 2012

    It’s a singular feeling when you’re 33 and talking to your mother and she says,…

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  • I Don’t Like It, But I Love It: The Long Day

    by brendan on April 5, 2012

    I’m hanging sideways from the rope going through my belay device, body completely parallel to…

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  • Why Road Trips Are Still Important

    by brendan on March 29, 2012

    I asked my friend Nick to drive from Denver to Seattle with me a couple…

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  • The Toughest Thing

    by brendan on March 1, 2012

    One of the things about telling stories is you think you should always know where…

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  • Please Don’t Stick Your Hand Into My Bag Of Trail Mix

    by brendan on February 23, 2012

    Here’s a little tip to curb the spread of disease, illness and other microbial things…

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  • Help Me Help You Spell Mountain Hardwear

    by brendan on February 9, 2012

      -Brendan

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  • Hey Coffee, I Love You

    by brendan on January 26, 2012

    When you go on a climbing or backpacking trip and someone says, “I’ll bring the…

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  • Beware The Urine-Drinking Mountain Goats

    by brendan on January 12, 2012

      For years, I have known to pee on rocks at high altitudes because mountain…

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  • A Very Special Christmas Climb

    by brendan on December 22, 2011

    “So I was thinking,” I said to Dustin in front of his house in Phoenix,…

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  • Dude, Is It OK If I Call You Dude?

    by brendan on December 8, 2011

    “Do you have a Barnes & Noble membership, boss?” I have noticed lately that baristas,…

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  • 5 Steps to More Fun in Your Outdoor Photos

    by brendan on November 17, 2011

    Remember that time you took that photo of you and your friend(s) standing on the…

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