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Mountain Leadership Is More Than a Qualification
The snow was already up to my knees not far from the car park. Each step landed with a soft, heavy shush. My leg disappeared into the snow, then dragged free before sinking again. In places, it reached my thighs.… Continue reading
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The day The Ben said no!
When the highest summit in the country gives you a warning you listen! A snapshot “Run!” My body moved before my brain understood what was happening. “Sideways!” Thigh-deep snow grabbed my legs. My pack yanked hard at my shoulders. A… Continue reading
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The Cold Was Brutal. The Community Was Not.
Why the future of climbing and mountaineering depends on generosity, not gatekeeping. I went alone. I did not go in a lonely way. I went in the way that happens when you want something, and you decide you will not… Continue reading
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The Partnership Can Be the Hazard
What the Großglockner case can teach us about decision-making, autonomy, and safety in the mountains The mountains have a way of shrinking your world. It starts innocently, with the crunch of boots on frozen grit and the soft rasp of… Continue reading
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The Mountain Before Me
On Turning Forty, Carrying Doubt, and Dreaming of Wilderness In two years, I will turn forty. The thought lingers in the background like the hush of wind before a storm. It does not worry me, but it waits. I feel… Continue reading
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I am not your second
Why I Walked Away From a Climbing Partnership That Undermined My Worth Climbing is where I go to feel free. It’s where I can challenge myself, find peace, and feel fully present. But sometimes, it also shows you exactly where… Continue reading
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Solo Hiking in the Icelandic Highlands: Weather, Emotion and Good Judgement
The Icelandic Highlands Do Not Care About Your Itinerary The Icelandic Highlands are not forgiving. They are wide, exposed, wind-scoured and utterly uninterested in the neat little plan you made at your kitchen table. The landscape does not care how… Continue reading
