Category: that just happened
“It is either easy or impossible.”
EVEN INNER.
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Salvador Dali
“As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight.”
IN.
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The Revenant (2015)
2015 january 16-18 death valley
Couple day-er 14-miler in the Surprise Canyon/Panamint Pass corner of Death Valley with the five sweetest guys you could ever meet.
2014 august 18-24 north lake/south lake loop
Nine in/nine out, 55 miles in five days, North Lake to South Lake loop, Inyo/JMT/Evolution Valley/SEKI, bearless. SWEET.
2013 september 5-10 mono pass to devil’s postpile
Seven entered through Yosemite’s Mono Pass Trailhead, seven exited through Devil’s Postpile NP; 36 miles in four days, new elevation PR, freakin’ SWEET.
2013 august 8-12 new orleans
Everything is suffering – not really. Trying to eat everything is suffering.
Chef Bruce wins again. I did not enjoy this. The mental game of exploring dukkha can only distract from a certain amount of discomfort. Beyond that, it’s all fighting off the phantom spicy tuna reek and the impending birth of an oversized poo baby.
“Sensei, I have a question: is there a Tai Chi move that would make a grown man crap his pants and not know why?”
California State Judo Championship: gold.
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Hot Rod (2007)
Tough Mudder Norcal (Tahoe)
Well, it happened. And we did it, by some measures at least. If they kept track of such things as finishing order I suppose we’d be last. Or DNS. It wasn’t one of the prosier times of my life. But there it is. Check it off the list and shamble on.
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walls mud bitter cold
miss obstacle? miss the point!
winter comes each year
the trash pile 