Tag: mountaineering
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Bonneville Peak
Bannock County, ID High Point – 1/18/2025 I heard an idea a while back. A podcaster was explaining why we should put ourselves into situations that make us suffer. The idea wasn’t “to make us stronger” or to “test our limits.” It was a little darker than that. The idea was that we should do…
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Piney Peak
Teton County, ID High Point – 10/26/2024 It’s interesting to me, how sometimes the forest and mountains feel like coming home, and sometimes they feel eerily hollow. I imagine it is probably because nature reflects who we are, not the masks we try to wear. They mirror to us what we truly feel. At times…
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Fossil Mountain
Teton Mountain Range, Wyoming – 10/12/2024 Having patience is not something I’m very good at. I often want what I want, when I want it. I hate waiting for Amazon packages, waiting for the work day to end, and waiting for good food to cook. Living in the moment and being happy with what we…
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Kelly Mountain- Northwest Summit
Jefferson County, ID Highpoint- 9/28/2024 I have often had high expectations for my life. When it comes to events and tasks that I want to accomplish I set the bar pretty high. This is rather ironic because of the amount of meditations I take part in wanting to help me release expectations. I also spend…
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Deep Creek Peak
Power County, ID High Point- 9/26/2024 If there is one thing climbing Idaho county high points has taught me so far, it’s to appreciate the place I live a little more. I sometimes take for granted my life here in East Idaho. This world has so much to see, and sometimes I forget I live…
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Blackfoot Benchmark
Bingham County, ID High Point – 9/14/2024 When I was young my dad would sometimes tell me this simple phrase: “Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.” I’ve heard it stated less rudely but I think my dad’s 6 P’s really round out the idea that a mountaineer should prepare for even the smallest adventure. Countless…
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Mount Wow- 2/10/2024
The adventure up this Owen-Wilsonesque peak started about a year earlier in the spring of 2023 when, after a quick search through Turiano’s, “Teton Pass Backcountry Guide,” I found myself climbing Talbot’s ridge on a Saturday whim. Sitting alone on top of Talbot’s, I noticed what looked like a sloping ramp leading to a summit…
The Mountain Muir 