It’s been almost two years since I last blogged, apologies for the long lapse. Moving forward, I am deleting my social media accounts and hope to share experiences, thoughts, and […]
Trip Report: Issy Alps 100 Mile Redemption Run
This post has taken far too long to write. It is about a run (more accurately a slog) that I did last November, but really it starts earlier. Last April […]
Trip Report: Langtang Fast Pack
It was something that hovered in the back of our minds. Stretching our legs in Kathmandu led us to the top of Shiva Puri, a mountain on the north side […]
Haute Route Pyrenee: One Step at a Time
My last blog post was about spring in France, “European footsteps – Calais and the Pyrenees” and talked about experiences in the Calais refugee camp and rough plans for walking across […]
European footsteps – Calais and the Pyrenees
On Wednesdays we get up early and pull our belongings together. The routine is familiar. We leave Paris and drive three hours north to Calais. It’s a small French […]
Issy Alps 100 mile attempt
1/3/2017: Update – I tried this again in November and I was able to finish it. 3/28/2016: Update – After 18 hours and with cold rain coming down, I realized […]
Setting an Only Known Time on the Kathmandu Valley Rim Trail (KVRT)
Introduction Update: This post was originally part trip report from an OKT attempt in late November, 2015 and part guide for the Kathmandu Valley Rim Trail. In May, 2017, I […]
Planning the Kathmandu Valley Rim Trail (KVRT) Challenge: Attempt v1
Update: I did this! Please see this post. The mountains and ridges circling Kathmandu are amazing and too often under appreciated. I spend a lot of time looking at them while […]
Funnest Known Time on the Manaslu Circuit: 3 days 14 hours 40 minutes
We leave the lodge before dawn, soft snow flakes coming down, our breath making great plumes into the night. Snow covers the trail and we lose it quickly, finding ourselves in the middle of a […]
Raindrops on Cascade Crest and Butterflies in Kathmandu
I have butterflies. That is a good thing. It’s been a while… Washington Where to start? How about the blackness of night? The pouring rain? The collective pull-together as people […]