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Sep 21
2 min

Labels

Language is powerful. The words we choose and how we use them both reflects and shapes our beliefs about the world. Since reading The Roc...

Kathleen

Aug 29
3 min

Habits

Early on in my outdoor education, as I was learning to rappel, someone very wise once told me that “your habits will betray you.” Specifi...

Kathleen

Aug 15
3 min

Fatigue

Have you ever had the experience where you are so tired that you just don’t care anymore? Making any kind of decision becomes hard – even...

Kathleen

Aug 1
3 min

Fear

We’ve all experienced it at some point or another. The pounding heart. The sweaty palms. That dropping feeling in the pit of our stomach....

Kathleen

Jul 18
2 min

Risk

“Isn’t that dangerous?” “Aren’t you afraid?” If you are a rock climber, backcountry skier, or other mountain athlete, you’ve probably hea...

Kathleen

Jul 11
2 min

Flow

You are probably familiar with the concept of flow, or being “in the zone.” Flow is a state where you are fully immersed in an activity a...

Kathleen

Jun 27
3 min

Juneuary

It's that time of year when you want it to be warm and sunny, but Momma Nature isn't co-operating. Instead it's cool and wet. It might no...

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