2/15: On our connecting flight from Santiago, Chile, to Mendoza, Argentina, we fly over the Andes and fingers point to […]
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bethanygarretson1986
Bethany Garretson is an Environmental Studies instructor at Paul Smith’s College in upstate New York. She’s a passionate mountain climber and writer, and her research examines the intricate relationship between nature and culture.
Climbing with Colitis
Ulcerative Colitis. It sounds bad, it’s not fun, I’ve never written about it in a public format like this and […]
Aconcagua: Adirondack Training
Sunday, 1/27/19: 5:30 am. One degree. A fierce wind rattles the hardwoods around my house and inwardly I shiver. It’s […]
Aconcagua: The Invitation
May 2018: I run a comb through my tangled mess of wet hair. After a few days of trekking in […]
