The Power of a ‘Good Day’

On my 17th birthday, I didn’t know what to make of myself. For some reason, my entire life, I thought I was going to die at sixteen – most likely in an airplane accident. I cannot explain this feeling. But it was so strong that on the morning of the...

Happy Thanksgiving

To celebrate Thanksgiving this year, The Mountaineers is sending a message of thanks to its community. As the marketing manager, I’m primarily responsible for crafting and distributing this message. While I didn’t come up with the beautiful design below...

What’s Yours Like?

While on a hut trip in Canada, I learned of this amazing game called “What’s yours like?” Incredibly simple and requiring zero accoutrements to play, “What’s Yours Like?” is both an amazing get-to-know-you and disturbing...

Why I Heart Jim Whittaker

My job is pretty incredible, and getting to hang out with Jim Whittaker in his living room a few weeks ago to make this film ranks up there on my list of all-time best life experiences.He’s such an accomplished man who approaches his achievements with a humble...

Your Name. In Print.

I consider myself very lucky. I’ve found a job that I love, and one of the things it’s afforded me is the ability to write “professionally”. Not only do I publish blogs for work on a pretty regular basis, I also get to write for our Mountaineer...

My Friends Are The Best

My friends are the best. They’re so great, in fact, sometimes I feel bad for stealing all of the best people in the world and hogging them for myself. #SorryNotSorry.Want to ski on your 30th birthday….in May? I’ve got the crew for you!Why are they so...