Category: Review
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Battery Pack for Charging a Phone
One thing I rely on for my expeditions is a battery pack for charging my phone. My model of choice at the moment is a Goal Zero Guide 10 Plus Battery Pack. It’s got plenty of juice for charging my phone a few times. It’s light and compact too. On my recent trip to Alpamayo…
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Safe Water in Mexico with Purificup
Before I left for Orizaba I was concerned about getting safe water in Mexico. I’ve been sick on a few mountains before. I didn’t want to risk this summit on bad water. I went to Orizaba in 2008 and was too weak and inexperienced to finish. I felt ready this time. I have been using…
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Thank You Tomaz Humar
I’ve been reading this excellent book about a historic, tragic, and controversial modern climbing legend Tomaz Humar. Last week I did a great toprope solo ice climb near home. The next day I fell down a flight of stairs in my own house, descending from my bedroom heading toward my training room. I was totally…
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Book Review: Die Trying
Die Trying: One Man’s Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits By Bo Parfet with Richard Buskin Bo Parfet “retired” as an investment banker at a pretty young age, and managing his savings carefully by taking shortcuts and going somewhat around the system, managed to complete the 7 summits (actually 8, hedging his bets on the…
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Review: Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow : The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure
Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow : The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure by Maria Coffey As you get deeper and deeper into the Seven Summits Quest, eventually it will hit you. People die doing this. People with spouses, children, parents, siblings. They leave behind families and friends, some of whom never ever recover from…