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White Mountains, NH 2019!!
Check out the trip report under Past Trips for our short trek to the incredible White Mountains in New Hampshire!
How to Prepare for Mountaineering
SEMPER PARATUS! If you are like me training for mountaineering will get mundane after a while. This is especially the case when the next trip is 4-6+ months in the future. It seems the further out the trek the worse off the motivation will … Continue reading
Future Mountaineers 8/2018
Summary: Over the summer my wife traveled to Colorado while I kept the kiddos for the week. I took them up one of the longest and most rewarding hikes in the area: The Priest. I logged their time via STRAVA. … Continue reading
Enjoy the Journey
After a busy week it is nice to spend a solid weekend with the family. I sometimes forget how important the time spent is. On Sunday we took a walk in the wonderful Winter Storm Gia as meteorologists have … Continue reading
Virginia Ice – January 2018
It doesn’t happen that often, but when local ice develops because of unusually cold temperatures the brothers jump on it! We had been watching the forecasts and as soon as the kitchen faucet froze I knew it was time to go … Continue reading
The Man who started it all
I grew up in an old farm house out in the county. Most winters we had no heat in the bedrooms and all of us brothers can attest to waking up with the glass of water by our beds frozen … Continue reading
Home in the Valley (Home with the Family)
Last month I celebrated 10 years of marriage with my woman. Kelli and I were married on October 27th, 2007 in Harrisonburg and spent a wonderful honeymoon in Colorado for several weeks. It seems the mountains are always at the … Continue reading
On the edge
Have you ever been to a far off place or to the edge? It seems that all I can think about when I am here are my loved ones– especially my wife of ten years this October 27, 2017. … Continue reading
Leaving in a couple of hours
Once again the mountains are calling. My boss is gracious enough to let me have a few days off from our very busy logistics schedule to tackle the freedom of the hills. Today is my youngest brother’s birthday. To celebrate he … Continue reading
A Commitment to Safety
Where I work we were encouraged to write a safety commitment letter. This is what I penned out based on my work experience and our most recent mountaineering adventure to New Hampshire in February 2017. — As most of my … Continue reading
