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OK, this is a disgression from the normal mountain sports action--I really enjoyed watching the Tour de France this year. I don't even o...

It's been a great summer in the Canadian Rockies for sport climbing. I've been having these "give 'er" weeks followed ...

The following list is from an Australian Aviation mag, my mom sent them to me, good advice: RULES OF THE AIR 1. Every takeoff is optional....

Kim and I have been flying in Golden the last two days, it's been good value. Kim has about doubled her cumulative thermal time from the...

The paragliding scene is growing quickly in Canmore--when I first moved to Canmore there were only two or three active pilots, now there...

Gin "Glider Family" Notes I’ve flown Gin gliders exclusively for the last four years. The following are some comments on my experi...

In the last two months I've climbed in somewhere around six different gyms due to the travel schedule. I actually really like climbing o...

It's over! It's been an entertaining week here in Quebec, with lots of good people and adventures. The flying wasn't very good, ...

It's been an insane week of flying here in the Rockies, I've flown about ten hours in the last three days. I put up some photos of ...

I survived the Conan show and so did Conan despite his best efforts--he chose to "summit" the mock iceberg, which had the producer...

Somehow I'm in New York City to do a show on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." I feel a bit like saying, "Um, you know...

We just finished up with Karen McNeill's memorial. I went into it feeling sad, that's just how it is and has been. Life moves forwar...

I've had a bunch of people email and ask about the memorials for Karen and Sue, here's the info. Karen McNeill: 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday...

Karen and Sue The rescue mission for my friends on Foraker has officially ended , as the rangers believe there is realisticially no hope of ...

Karen and Sue Two friends, Karen and Sue, are missing in Alaska. They left basecamp on the 12th of May and and started up the challenging In...

This morning looked grim--foggy, windy and building high clouds. Somehow it all cleaned up by about 12:00, and a short (42.5K) task was call...

The last three days have been rained out. It happens. Workouts: A fair amount of drinking, running, climbing in the Rogue Rock gym, Yoga and...

A good task, a good day! Len won, something like 45 people in goal, fantastic! Good to see so many friends again, it's a gathering of th...

It's been a fast-paced few days. On Friday Kim and I drove up to Jasper to wish my Mom a happy 60th birthday (happy birthday again), fol...

On Sunday I'm off the annual Rat Race, a high-level paragliding competition in southern Oregon. I did it last year and had a good time ...