Trip Report: Mount Rainier

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As with most of the things on my bucket list, I don't know why I wanted to climb Mount Rainier, other than the fact that its majestic (if you've ever been to seattle, you know what I'm talking about) and there's the challenge of it: I've done a few 14ers, but Mt. Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the lower 48,...Read More

Trip Report: Valley of Peace, Belize

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[caption id="attachment_310" align="alignright" width="300" caption="New Year's Day Lunch with Omar and his Family."][/caption] I've been on a number of service trips with various churches and by myself, ranging from hiking through the Zongolica mountains, Mexico handing out bibles to doing construction on a hospital in rural Ghana. The question is always "what do I bring to this trip?" And the...Read More

Trip Report: Mt Shasta

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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="720" caption="View of Shasta from Bunny Flats"][/caption] Mt Shasta was my first 14er ever.  In fact, before I climbed Shasta, I had never even heard of a 14er.  The idea got in my head when my uncle Larry suggested I come out and climb it with him, and the resulting road trip was some of the best...Read More

Trip Report: Pine Creek Canyon

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[caption id="attachment_291" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Rappelling into Pine Creek Canyon in Zion National Park"][/caption] Before my friend Kyle suggested we do a canyoneering trip in Zion National Park, the idea of canyoneering had never popped in my head. On getting to Zion, we did some poking around the most popular spots: Angles Landing and The Narrows. Both were spectacular: but I...Read More