My bags are mostly packed for Nepal via New York, Hong Kong and Dhaka. The Annapurna Trail Race is coming up and other adventures await. I leave on Tuesday. I’m […]
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Challenge Report
My feet crash through the branches that I am standing on and suddenly I am a foot and a half shorter. I’ve kept my balance by holding onto other branches […]
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Challenge Attempt #1
Hopefully I will be updating this page sometime next week reporting a fun, yet challenging, traverse of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. (Update: Please see my trip report posted in a […]
The Annapurna Circuit: Going round and round.
Hour 62: I’ve been running, walking, stumbling for the past 62 hours and it has been 19 since my last nap – 2 hours of blessed downtime wrapped up in dirty […]
Mount Hood Mashup: Climbing and slogging around the beast. 32:56
Matching jackets and head lamps with Matt Palilla Half way down after a successful summit. I lived in Oregon from 1998-2004 while going to grad school and working on my […]
Making tracks – The Great Himalaya Trail
I am way overdue for a post about the Great Himalaya Trail (GHT), the so called ‘holy grail of trails’ or the ‘trail to rule them all’. And yep, it was […]
Heading Out – The Great Himalayan Traverse
I run down the street and catch my reflection in the window of the Seattle coffee shop, momentarily startled thinking it is another runner on my heals. Hipsters inside are […]
Dog days in Thailand and getting grimy in Nepal.
Being a dork at Cascade Crest 100m With David Hughes. I hope this finds everyone well, enjoying the holidays and looking forward to another great year. I’m having fun planning […]
Manaslu Mountain Trail Race Report 2013: Literally Bonking
Warning, this post has blood and a weird mixture of bragging and self-deprecating tendencies. So you might just want to switch to the online photo album instead where it is […]
Prepping for Manaslu Mtn Race and Trekking to Everest Base Camp
Now that is a mountain. Pic courtesy manaslutrailrace.org It is funny you know, how quickly time passes and how memories begin to fade away. But next week should bring new ones. […]