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The Classics: A Word About Music
Loading ...There are a lot of things I love about what I do for a living. Getting to be creative with close friends. Working outdoors a good chunk of the year. Right at the top of the list is finding the music for my various projects. How do I find the music? I get asked this [...]
The Love Letter
Loading ...For years the dream lingered, but modern living pressed it into submission. Clinging to dreams, two professionals revive a youthful vision of summits and trails along the Sierra. Can wilderness restore the human spirit?
The Love Letter: On Climbing
Loading ...As Fitz and I stepped back onto the trail near Mammoth Lakes, a classic late September Sierra weekend greeted us- blue skies, warming temps, and fluttering aspen leaves turning from spring green to ocher…we linked pitches and simul-climbed sections…by early afternoon, we basked in the sun as we filled out the summit registry
The Love Letter: Wilderness Community
Loading ...The John Muir Trail isn’t wild in the sense of no people, but it is removed from the objects that make up our normal lives. So, who is out there?
The Love Letter: Essential Gear
Loading ...Only the essentials…Staring at my large backpack, I thought of all that could go in there. Then I thought about how much all of it weighs. All packs end up heavier than you want.
The Dalai Lama, Breakfast Shakes, and an Altitude Sleep Tent
Loading ...Chad Kellogg’s training for Everest has been an incredible journey in and of itself. Here’s Chad’s second interview in The Everest Quest series with Fitz Cahall with insight into his training regime.
A Q&A with The Season’s Fitz Cahall
Loading ...As Fitz put the final touches on his latest project, The Season, VertiCulture caught up with him over a cup of coffee….
