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What’s TA Climbing Next V? Ama Dablam: We’ve All Got a Mountain
Congrats to Phil, Rick and Tyler for their correct guesses at what I am climbing next. Ama Dablam! I first saw the peak in 2002 and several times since then culminating this past spring, when I saw...
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Out of Re-Tire-Ment: Ama Dablam #1
Tuesdays are now Tiredays or as you can see from the photo above: Tired Ays! Great morning out on the hill with Sue (another convert to the fun and joys of Tire Pulling ) and taking my new tire rig...
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D is for Discipline: Ama Dablam #2
Thanks to Sue for this picture! Another morning, another training day. This morning was an “Up Down, Up Down” workout on Signal Hill. We headed up the North Head trail, down the back side to Cuckhold...
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A is for Awesome: Ama Dablam #3 (The Spout Hike)
Happy Find your Fit Friday! I’ve had an awesome week finding my fit and today is actually a bit of a rest day after four big physical days starting off my training efforts for Ama Dablam. Yesterday...
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Pulled in All Directions: Ama Dablam #4
Here’s a look at my new tire pulling rig. Thanks to Marian for coming along and taking this picture. This week my pack weight was up by 8 pounds and I managed the two tires side by side much of the...
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B is for Back at It: Ama Dablam #5
After a few weeks “off”, I was back at it today doing “Up Downs” on Signal Hill with a 30 pound pack. I was wearing my birthday present to myself, an Autographer. The autographer is a wearable camera...
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B is for Berries and Baskets: Ama Dablam #6
Yes, that is a fish bucket on my backpack. Yes, I did pick berries with a backpack and fish bucket on my back. Yes, I did wonder how I ended up in that situation. You see, there is this “beach”....
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A is for Altitude: Ama Dablam #7
I had a swim coach once who said, “If you want to swim faster, swim faster.” I sometimes translate that as, “If you want to climb higher, climb higher.” Today’s training session was step-ups. It was...
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D is for D.O.M.S.: Ama Dablam #8
Happy #FINDYOURFIT Friday! This work-out gear was how I found my fit today during my Ama Dablam training session this morning. It’s been a good week for training and I’m pleasantly tired and wickedly...
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L is for Life: Ama Dablam #9
I seem to have decided that all Ama Dablam entries will have a letter from Ama Dablam. It’s fun to watch my mind work with seeking out options for which letters/words could summarize my recent...
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M is for Morning Mind: Ama Dablam #10
It was a gorgeous morning out on the East Coast Trail for an “Up-Down” training hike above Quidi Vidi. My training pack has grown to 45 pounds and my legs are regaining strength and stamina as they...
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M is for Morne, Gros Morne: Ama Dablam #11
Marian and I travelled back across the island to Gros Morne National Park again this weekend to teach at the Becoming an Outdoors Workshop. We stayed an extra day to do our second climb of Gros Morne...
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D is for Double Double: Ama Dablam #12
It was a double double day on Signal Hill today because I saw both the sunrise and the sunset from the top of the hill. I was on my own this morning do some stair climbing with pack weight. This...
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A is for Anxiety: Ama Dablam #13
I am less than two weeks to Ama Dablam. As usual, I’m not sure where the time went in the lead up to the climb, I just know I don’t quite feel ready. Though, if I am honest, I suspect I rarely feel...
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D is for Dark & Deary: Ama Dablam #14
I am one of the few who are looking forward to having the clocks fall back this weekend. The morning training has started out in the pitch black these days and now the sunset doesn’t happen until...
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M is for Managing Risk: Ama Dablam #15
Tragic events in Nepal over the past six months have showed us over and over again the many ways in which high mountains can kill and injure. Falling ice, rock, and snow, storms, landslides, falls,...
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We’ve All Got a Mountain: TA is Climbing Ama Dablam
I first saw Ama Dablam in 2002 and several times since then culminating this past spring, when I saw the peak from many new angles as I completed my Great Big Walk. It was then, that I knew that I...
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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 1: Leaving Home for Nepal
“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” ― Dr. Seuss Did You Know? Electric power load-shedding is a way of life in Nepal and power outages can...
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Check-in/OK message from SPOT TA
TA Latitude:27.71858 Longitude:85.31689 GPS location Date/Time:11/09/2014 02:28:42 NST Message:Ama Dablam Climb 2014: This is TA’s location on the Matterhorn of the Himalayas. Let’s cheer TA to the...
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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 2: Arrival in Kathmandu
Today is arrival day in Kathmandu. It will be delightful to be back in this vibrant city, catch up with several friends, and start meeting my Ama Dablam teammates. Did You Know? The population of...
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