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Vinson Massif - Part I
December 2022, Chile - Mount Vinson, the highest peak on earth’s forgotten Antarctic continent, was discovered by aircraft as recently...
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Mar 96 min read
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Izta & Orizaba
December 2020, Mexico - Few people outside of the climbing community are aware that Mexico is home to some of the highest mountains in...
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Mar 1, 20219 min read
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Kilimanjaro - Part 2
August 2012, Mount Kilimanjaro - The mighty Barranco Wall loomed 900 vertical feet above us as we took our first tentative steps out of...
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Jul 31, 20206 min read
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Kilimanjaro - Part 1
August 2012, Moshi Tanzania - The first time I laid eyes on Kilimanjaro was from the balcony of my hotel room in the rural Tanzanian town...
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Jul 12, 20206 min read
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Denali - Part 4
June 2019, Denali National Park - On June 18th, after more than a week at Fourteen Camp, the team prepared for the move to High Camp at...
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Jun 18, 202016 min read
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Denali - Part 3
June 2019, Denali National Park - A sheer 7,000-foot vertical drop loomed behind me as I tentatively crawled on all fours. I tried not to...
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May 19, 20207 min read
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Denali - Part 2
June 2019, Denali National Park - At 2 AM, in the cold half-light din, our team was preparing for our first “carry” to stash spare food,...
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Mar 30, 202010 min read
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Denali - Part 1
June 2019, Talkeetna Alaska - The distinct smell of jet fuel wafted across the tarmac as we prepared to load up two Turbo Otter ski...
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Feb 26, 20209 min read
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Kosciuszko
December 2019, Australia - A large wombat was roaming outside our camper van as I drew the curtains open and prepared for the day ahead....
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Feb 12, 20205 min read
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Elbrus - Part 2
July 2017, Russia - In 2006 Outside Magazine voted the toilet on the slopes of Mt Elbrus as the worst in the world. And here I was, about...
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Nov 26, 20198 min read
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Elbrus - Part 1
July 2017, Russia - Six time Mt Everest Summiter and our expedition leader Mike Hamill turned around from the front seat of the van and...
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Oct 6, 20197 min read
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Aconcagua - Part 4
January 2015, Argentina - I don't remember falling asleep the night before, but I do remember waking up. That instant recognition that...
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Apr 22, 201813 min read
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Aconcagua - Part 3
January 2015, Argentina - The next morning we awoke to clear skies and a stiff breeze blowing down the valley from the upper mountain....
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Feb 19, 20189 min read
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Aconcagua - Part 2
December 2014, Argentina - Plaza Argentina Base Camp on Aconcagua is an impressive sight. Smaller in scale, but not too dissimilar to the...
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Dec 2, 20178 min read
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Aconcagua - Part 1
December 2014, Argentina - At 22,841 feet, Cerro Aconcagua is the tallest mountain in the southern and western hemispheres. It crests the...
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Nov 5, 20177 min read
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On Belay
January 2015, Argentina - Two obvious paths presented themselves in front of us at 21,000 feet on Cerro Aconcagua in the Argentine Andes....
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Oct 24, 20173 min read
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