I love that my job and my personal life have so many opportunities to overlap. For our spring edition of Mountaineer magazine (designed and edited by my lovely and talented colleague Suzanne Gerber), I got to write about the storied Mt. St. Helens tradition of...
One year ago, I made a commitment to myself to write one new blog per week. I didn’t really tell anyone, and I doubt any of you noticed, but I’m happy to be celebrating my 1-year, 52-post blog-iversary today. This also happens to be my 300th post....
Looking for find love in the mountains? Here’s a couple that did just that! I’m a sucker for a good love story, especially one that includes meeting in the great out-of-doors. My maternal grandparents met in the Sierra Club. They fell in love at a trail work...
I’m reading a pretty terrible book right now. Normally when I don’t like a book, I give myself permission to quit after 100 pages or 1/3 of the book, whichever is sooner. I keep reading this particular story because it was written by a celebrity and...
One of my very favorite parts of my job at The Mountaineers is when I get to write articles for our Mountaineer magazine. In November, I was privileged to write an article about my friends Erik, Dave, and Tyler, who had gone on an exploration of the glacier ice caves...
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...
