It’s bad form to refer to friends as old. In this case, however, hiking boots come under a separate and honored category. They are trusted old friends that have transported me on many adventures. Curriculum vitae (CV) from left to right. #1 While on some field research in the late 90’s I visited beautiful oldContinue reading “Old Friends – Part Three”
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Friendships – Part Two
As a young boy, I discovered that my father’s happy place was his library of mountaineering books, specifically, Mt. Everest and the Himalaya. When he drank, there would always be a point at which he could not stop. My siblings and I witnessed dozens of horrific recoveries. Sometimes at home, sometimes in the psychiatric wardContinue reading “Friendships – Part Two”
A Room with a View
Some of the guide/friends I made during my trek to Mt. Everest Base Camp have already begun their acclimatization for the 2024 climbing season. Recent FB posts, along with the some stunning photography, awakened the raw emotions and trials of, what was for me, a life-changing experience. We were free to move at our ownContinue reading “A Room with a View”
Find Your Superpower
Superhero activities are available to all of us. Not flight or X-ray vision like the movies, but real accomplishments completed within our own risk tolerance and physical abilities. These can be grounded tasks like the first walk to the mailbox after knee surgery or your first two-mile hike to completing your goal of running aContinue reading “Find Your Superpower”
The Adventures of Spaghetti Eddie 