Anger I want to write something, but I don’t know what to say. I feel the earth shake each time an innocent man dies. I feel an uncontrollable rage, that I control because I must, and because I know there is no useful outlet. I understand that violence and riots do nothing to bring back the dead, do nothing to
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The first time I lay eyes upon the Diamond, I knew I needed to climb it. I don’t imagine I am at all unique in that regard. It is the most dominating feature in all of Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park. Although the wall beckoned to me, I recall thinking at the time that multi-pitch climbing was a highly technical
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I knew who Jeremy Collins was before I met him. You probably do, or did, too. You know that incredible drawing you saw in Alpinist magazine last issue? Okay, how about that cool map for the American Alpine Club? Okay, have you seen any hand drawn climbing art done in the last few years? Yeah, that’s probably Jeremy Collins. I
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Full disclosure, I am a complete luddite when it comes to most advances in technology. I had a dumb phone until just recently, and I still own an 87 VW golf (with an 82 diesel vanagon engine, to boot!), though that car is on its way out. A couple months ago, I became probably the first ever Rakkup guidebook author
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