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Morromico Bay, Chocó, Colombia | July, 2018

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Laughing at the Wind

It seemed impossible. The wind was relentless, tossing me around at 25,000 feet on Everest's North Ridge. It was futile, and then I laughed...

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Real, Not AI: Devprayag, Birthplace of the Ganges

I was reminded today by an old friend, Wibbs Coulson, that it's been 10 years now since Pete McBride and I sat with Wibbs and his friends on the bank at Devprayag (Deva prayāga), shooting for our film Holy (un)Holy River (Amazon or Vimeo). Devprayag is a special place. In the foothills of the Garhwal […]

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A23 and Me

Well, it wasn’t A-23, but it was the remnants of another massive iceberg, A-38B. It was October 2004, and Dave Hahn, Dierdre Galbraith, and I had just finished leading our nine clients on a Shackleton crossing of South Georgia. We were back on the ship, guide hats replaced by tourist coats, guests of Lindblad Expeditions […]

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Gratitude

The reasons to be grateful are many, and they’re all around us, every day. The sun rising. Our lungs filling and hearts beating. A loved one beside us, or their memory to guide us. The sun setting, its ebbing light holding the promise of tomorrow. Sitting around the dinner table, holding hands, and saying what we’re grateful for.

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A Toilet for All

Did you know that globally, some 4.2 billion (yes, BILLION) people lack access to a toilet?
Let's help change that.

ESSAYS & INSPIRATION TRAVEL

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Art Adams: Unlikely Inspiration

Sometimes, people surprise you, becoming beacons of inspiration when your first impression was they'd be the opposite. My friend, Art Adams, is one of those unexpected points of light.

ESSAYS & INSPIRATION MOUNTAINS & ADVENTURE

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Everest, Humility, and 90 Years of Living

Never let success hide its emptiness from you, achievement its nothingness, toil its desolation. And so keep alive the incentive to push on further, that pain in the soul which drives us beyond ourselves. - Dag Hammarskjöld

ESSAYS & INSPIRATION FILM & VIDEO

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