Category Archives: mtnENTERTAINMENT

How Hiking Mountains has Made Work More Tolerable

CONTRIBUTION FROM RIPLEY ELIZABETH, Walking-Uphill.com

Ripley Elizabeth
I don’t have a great job – lets just put that out there. It’s not a horrible job, there’s a lot of worse things I could be doing, but it’s the kind of job you find yourself in when you haven’t really been paying attention to where you want to go in life. Suddenly you realize you’ve been working in this place for five years, none of your skills are transferable, and if you go anywhere else you’ll have to take a serious pay cut. You resign yourself to working here for the rest of your life and slowly sink into apathy. Continue reading →

Rock Climbing: Climb Within Your Limits

CONTRIBUTION FROM RYAN GIBBS

No matter what sport you pursue in the mountains, self awareness and acceptance of your ability is critical to keeping you safe in the mountains. This philosophy has kept me safe and whole (for the most part) my entire life.

Rock climbing has never been my strength. I was first introduced to the sport by friends in 8th grade. Despite only being indoors, I was terrified of the heights and I was no boy scout when it came to knots. The concept was foreign, the movement unnatural, but still my heart told me to push on. I went on a week long climbing camp through the YMCA in Waterville, ME and learned a lot. I was young, afraid as much as ever after experiencing rock outdoors, and without a consistent mode of transportation, set aside rock climbing for pursuits I could do on my own power. Continue reading →