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Camp Patriot 2012 Summit Challenge
Tim and I summited Mt Rainier in July of this year with 2 men wounded in war. One had a prosthetic leg above the knee, the other, 2 carbon fiber braces supporting his legs that had been violently destroyed. They summited a 14,000 foot peak, whose average summit success rate is somewhere below 40. Not an easy challenge, let alone doing it with 1 leg.
I had the opportunity … READ MORE >
The American River Hot Shots operate out of Forest Hill, California, and have been carrying the Hot 3 since 2010. Designed and built specifically for the long days, heavy loads, and intensive labor that are givens in the job, our packs can now be found on the majority of the Nation’s 110 Hotshot Crews, logging countless hours on the Fireline.
A Hotshot can call only a few things their own: boots, nomex, sleeping bag, pack, … READ MORE >
Immersion means more days in the field, which yields more opportunity to mingle with elk, to learn from the elk, and perhaps to release an arrow. And so I immerse myself in elk. They have me captivated. Every day that I scout, photograph, and hunt elk, I learn something about them and their behavior. One thing learned is one thing gained, and that gaining is how I define success.
On the evening of September 23, all that … READ MORE >
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