Dear Santa
Dear Santa, 2013 has been a tough year for many people, with the gifts often not being under the tree I‘d like […]
Year: 2013
A Evening with Jeff Lowe: Ice Climbing Legend
On December 17, hospital 2013, try I enjoyed an incredible evening attending a fund raising event at the American Alpine Club for […]
Uncle Bud’s Hut: A Colorado Exclusive
Colorado is quite fortunate that the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association builds and maintains a series of high mountain huts open to […]
2013 Gifts for Climbers
Looking for that perfect gift for your climber or yourself ? This post might give you some ideas. You don’t have to […]
Book Review: Climbing the Seven Summits by Mike Hamill
As the holidays approach, medicine this is an idea for a great gift for the climber in your life. The book, Climbing […]
Staying Healthy on Everest
It is dangerous to use absolute words to describe a situation but I think it is appropriate in the next sentence. Everyone […]
Getting in Everest Shape
Believe it or not climbers attempting Everest in the spring of 2014 leave home in only 171 days, a little under 6 […]
Out of Sight and Mind: Summit Socks (and boots)
As I packed my gear for Manaslu, I looked at my pile of socks. Summit socks, s I need summit socks. Wait […]
A Promising Direction in Alzheimer’s Research: Dr. Huntington Potter
I had a wonderful opportunity yesterday, October 18, 2013, to meet with one of the leading Alzheimer’s researchers, Dr. Huntington Potter. He […]
Gear Review: Layering System on Manaslu
As I planned my September 2013 climb of the world’s 8th highest mountain, Manaslu (26, 759 feet 8156 meters), I looked at […]