climbed a mountain, swallowed by a cloud, came down in darkness and rain

I wish I had some way of describing our experience on Mt. Timpanogos, September 11th. I finally know what if feels like to be inside of a cloud. Hope this video helps.

Have a killer day everyone. Be the change.

losing cairn

Pfeifferhorn & Broads Fork Twin Peaks • August 13-14... 2011

(above, left: Two small lakes/ponds cradled by a massive rock quarry, found shortly after taking the wrong trail that eventually lead us to an entirely different valley, which we climbed all the way up and over to get to Red Pine Lake -on our journey to Pfeifferhorn.) (above, right: Magical tree found early on our hike to Broads Fork Twin Peaks; a hike that began steep, kept getting steeper, and ended life threatening.)














(above, left: North facing view from just below the summit of Pfeifferhorn. The saw-bladed edge seen here was not unlike the one from which this picture was taken. You can actually spot the Broads Fork Twin Peaks on the distant mountain, (on the top/right, just to the left of the small dip.) Looking from just below the summit of Twin Peaks, [above, right], you can see Pfeifferhorn just to the right of the center, and Mt. Timpanogos off in the distance. This was one of the last pictures taken that day. We sat on a tiny ledge about 500 ft below the summit and contemplated whether or not we should risk not making it home alive to make it to the top.)














(above, left: My companions and I standing on the summit of the Pfeifferhorn. Mt. Timpanogos can be seen in the background. Extraordinary views. We passed a fellow carrying a guitar on his back, coming from the top... I've wanted to do that for a long time. Definitely a hike I will do again.) (above, right: Three mountain masochists near the beginning of day 2, on what was going to be one of the most challenging hikes to date. I have a new found respect for any individual who can manage to climb the Broads Fork Twin Peaks, and extraordinary reverence for the mountain itself.)


ALSO: WE SEED MEESE.

(That is, we came around a corner and found a mother and child moose who began fleeing when they saw us. Managed to get one decent photo of the baby.)

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Have a killer day, everyone. Be the change.

what I did this weekend

climbed a hill...



rode my bicycle far away and stood under massive electrical currant at 3am...






















Have a killer day, everyone. Be the change.

the view from up there

"A journey into the wilderness is the freest, cheapest, most non-privileged of pleasures. Anyone with two legs and the price of a pair of army surplus combat boots may enter."
-Edward Abbey

I starting climbing mountains seriously about 3 years ago, just after I quit smoking cigarettes. It began as something of an experiment and has since grown into an full blown addiction. Lucky for me, some of the my favorite people on planet Earth also enjoy climbing mountains... And luckier still, I live in an ideal environment for such an addiction.

I have several goals in terms of hiking, such as: reaching every summit in the Wasatch Mountains, and hiking Mt. Timapanogos barefoot and without carrying water. I have been hiking more this year than ever before and I don't have plans to slow down any time soon. Why hiking? I think it's because I learn something about life every time I go. THE BIG PICTURE HAS NO EDGES.

There is something magical and humbling about seeing the world from a different point of view, especially when you have to endure a certain amount of suffering to see it. From on top of a mountain, you get to see things like as they really are. You begin to understand both how insignificant and how important you really are. And another thing... Have you ever noticed that the human race behaves almost exactly like mold on an peach? Climb up to 11 or 12 thousand feet and think about it.

Have a killer day, everyone. Be the change.