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Szu-ting Yi and I have embarked on yet another new adventure. While we will be traveling during this adventure, the focus is on maintaining a balanced life. The phrase “a balanced life,” is the foundation of many religions and is often talked about, but almost never realized. Szu-ting and I are not converting to an …
I continued my presentation tour in Austin and Minneapolis. My main presentation was titled “Chasing Ghosts and Dreams along the Tibetan Plateau and drew upon video and still images from three different expeditions in the mountains of Western Sichuan. I also taught a clinic on mountaineering basic at the Midwest Mountaineering Expo. I will also …
On October 15, I flew from Chengdu, China to SLC, UT. The next day I boarded yet another plane to the East Coast for NOLS alumni reunion events in NYC and Philadelphia. Despite the jet-lag, it was great to see some familiar faces and to talk about the culmination of three expeditions to the Shaluli …
A crazy spring has kept me very busy, mostly in a good way! I have been guiding for NOLS in Arizona, working on book and magazine projects as well as trying to edit footage from my recent expedition to China. Stay tuned for our next adventure EQUALIVES (www.equalives.com) Here is part one of Chasing …
I used to think that high tech and people living close to the land or subsistence cultures were mutually exclusive of each other. But recently I have begun to see, both in my travels around the world and in my own life, how technology allows us to follow our own path and create the kind …
During February and January of 2011 Szu-ting Yi and I travelled to the East Coat and gave a multitude of multi-media presentations about LittlePo Adventures trips and other outdoor adventures topics. We battled our fair share of snowy, icy roads in a crappy rental car traveling to colleges universities and outdoor clubs in ME, NH, …
For the next month I will be giving a variety of outdoor adventure presentations on both the West and East Coast of the US. The main theme of my presentations is the holistic experience of exploration. As a climber and adventurer I have sought out challenging objectives around the world. But for me standing on …
Located a stone’s throw away from the neon lights and half empty condominium complexes of Las Vegas, NV, lies the amazing Aztec sandstone cliffs of Red Rock Recreation Area. On my first climbing road trip I spent Christmas of 1986 in Red Rocks. At that time the lack of a comprehensive guidebook, long routes and …
After almost two months of guiding and shooting images and video in China and Taiwan, I returned home to Seattle WA on Oct 1. The last month was planned to be relaxing month of wading through 20 hours of video footage and 10,000 images, but I managed to stay really busy with presentations at the …
For the last two weeks I have been in Taiwan with LittlePo Adventures. I have been guiding rock climbing and shooting images and video. During the day we have been climbing at Long Dong, an amazing sandstone cliff perched right above the Pacific Ocean. In the evening we have been exploring night markets, sky lantern …