Plan B

I prefer to think of Plan B as an “Alternate X”. It may not have been my first choice but it is no less desirable than the original plan. This year as I’m sure many will agree, has been one of the strangest years of my adult life. I don’t think that anything has gone […]

Dear Caitlin,

I’m unsure if anything that I say will change your path. Parts of me wishes that it would, most of me is thankful that it won’t. You have always been so sure of yourself, giving advise before asking for it, looking after the ones you love. I encourage you to lean more on others, spend […]

Vulnerability

I’ve been trying to write about this topic for weeks now, for some reason I can’t seem to get my thoughts straight. I want to talk about the stigma that being vulnerable carries, and why its total bullshit. To be vulnerable in our society is a sign of weakness, failure, and generally preserved for women. […]

Feel it, and be free.

Everything in life ebbs and flows. Happiness, sadness, anger, loneliness, love. If we felt any of those things for too long they would lose their meaning, their power. Each of these feelings has and serves a purpose. Allowing yourself to be in those feelings has meaning, and not allowing yourself to be overcome by them […]

Lessons from Nature

I wish to be more like the rivers constant and unforgiving always forging its path forward The river does not care if you are ready or not It will find a way to continue on regardless of any obstacle. You will never see the same river twice It gains strength, speed, and power through the […]

Stir Crazy

Everyone is getting weird right now, the world is in a pandemic and everything is shutting down. I don’t spend much energy on the news to be completely honest although I can see and am feeling the real time effects of this. Restaurants are serving take out only, if they’re even still open. My father […]

The Next Chapter;

It’s been over a year since I last sat down to write. Definitely not for lack of content, but I feel like when there’s a lot of change happening it feels too overwhelming to break it down into words. Here I am a year later and my life is wildly different, and surprisingly the same. […]

71% Expedition Ready

At least on paper. Physically I’d say that’s about accurate. Mentally I feel 20% expedition ready, and time is flying. I’ve been wanting to write lately but I’ve been so stressed out I make up excuse after excuse that make it sound like I don’t have time. I also happen to come up with most […]

Flyboys

I even feel like a Flyboy now. This climb was SUCH an adventure. Multipitch is always an adventure. There are so many more factors that go into rope climbing than bouldering. Safety being number one, heights, time spent climbing, gear, and weather being some of the other main things to think about. Flyboys is 18 […]