2/19: Today we enjoyed a relaxing rest day in Base Camp. Here’s what I did: Slept in, ate breakfast, stretched […]
International Badass Mountain Women’s Day
“You’re lucky your husband lets you climb mountains.” “Don’t you want to have children?” “You must be a hard person […]
Trek to Aconcagua Base camp
2/15: On our connecting flight from Santiago, Chile, to Mendoza, Argentina, we fly over the Andes and fingers point to […]
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 […]
John Muir Part II
Day 7, 8/21: Wow, it has been a big expedition! So far 130 miles in seven days with lots of […]
John Muir Trail
*The following reflections were written in my Rite in the Rain while on the John Muir Trail. 8/14/18 Andy and […]
Sierra Nevada Training
January, 2016: Mallory kicked her feet towards the sky and the metal creaked. Grown sisters, we were on a swing […]
Aconcagua: The Invitation
May 2018: I run a comb through my tangled mess of wet hair. After a few days of trekking in […]
