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A Shout-Out to Tea and Bread
September 8th and 9th Lake Louise A hike was in order. I left Canmore and drove the beautiful Route 1 to Lake Louise, where, despite the sun in Canmore, it was even colder and stormier than the previous few days combined. There, I went up and joined the throngs of people getting their picture taken Read more
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El Potrero Chico Part 2: A Breakthrough
Everything at EPC changed once I met Ryan, and through Ryan, Sean. Ryan and Sean were roommates from Ohio who were meeting a crew of friends down at EPC for a week of climbing multi-pitch. Ryan and I hit up a multi-pitch called TNT, a five pitch 10a. I ended up leading the 10a pitch, Read more
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Spanish Struggles, Urchin Roe
I had my first exposure to language submersion on my second day in San Juan del Sur. My two Spanish speaking friends and I decided to take a walk up the hill to where Jesus stood looking out over the small city. The night before we had befriended a couple from Argentina, Chaly and Nati. Read more
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Roadtrip Week 4: Mt. Baker, Chest-Colds, and the Yakima
It’s like I did the PCT backwards. In a car. In five days. Okay, I really just crossed the PCT a few times as I snaked back and forth across the Cascades, always heading southward during my time in Washington. After an unfortunate encounter with a border patrolman who took my avocado and threw it Read more
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Squamish Part 2: Climbing, a Birthday, and Gratitude
September 20th-21st At last the rain ceased, and at last I was able to go out and do some climbing with the copious number of friends I had made in the last week. If you remember from my post at the beginning of this trip, I wanted to do 25 lead climbs before my 25th Read more
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Squamish Part 1: And it Rained
September 14th-19th Jasper disappeared farther and farther behind me as I wended my way out through the mountains, chasing the sun as it set. Suddenly it was 6:00 pm instead of 7:00 pm, and I had crossed the time zone into British Colombia. The Canadian highway 5 became absolutely terrifying once dark had fallen, and Read more
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Jasper’s Lovely Lady, Edith Cavell
September 9th-12th I fled from Lake Louise, wanting to leave the cold, rain, and throngs of tourists behind me; ironic, considering I was going to Jasper. I drove the Icefields Parkway, remembering vaguely the last time I had been there as a ten year old. I did as everyone does and stopped at the Crow’s Read more
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A Halt in the Plans
September 7th- 8th Canmore and Banff After a full few days of climbing harder and more consistently than usual, I felt the need for a rest day or two…or a week as the rain just started inexorably rolling in. After Sept. 6th the weather in the Canadian Rockies turned to just cold, cold rain. It Read more
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