After rule #5 comes preparedness. Take no chances when solo, bring real maps. This is my A4 printed personalised mapset of my HRP route. thanks to caltopo, the tool I used to plan this and other adventures. #hauteroutepyrenees
This is my shelter, a single wall 30g Silpoly 20D Ripstop 2000mm. In this hot weather setup with edge/bottom open it can sleep 2 nicely. When pegged down for foul weather or snowline its tight for 2, but nice and comfortable to situp and cook and have all your gear protected insi
Its been a while and I cant believe i will soon be 50yrs old. So in about 2 months from now I will be trekking the haute pyrenees (along the spine) taking in some summits along the way from Hendaye on the altlantic to Banyuls-sur-mer in Mediterrenean. The plan is to do the 748km
People barely remember you after a few years.
Everyone is busy with their own lives, no one has time to think about you, especially not your “mistakes.”
Go take risks, go build the life you want, or you will end up bitter, anxious, and unable to genuinely be happy for others.
Many people are constantly anxious, angry, stressed, because they are the product of their environment.
To become calmer and healthier is to put yourself in a better environment, a short thread.
My dad passed away seven years ago.
He was perfectly healthy until one day he wasn't.
The biggest blessing he gave me was that he was always there.
My dad owned a small business and was quite successful.
He also choose not to continue to expand so he could spend more time with me, my brothers, and my mom.
The money wasn't the end goal for him.
It allowed him to coach my baseball teams, be at important life events, and teach me everything he knew.
I tell you this because when my dad got sick, I remember telling him the thing I appreciated the most was that "he was always there".
It wasn't the house we lived in.
It wasn't the car he bought me at 16.
It wasn't the travel baseball teams he paid for.
It was that he was there, present in my life.
My dad passed away too soon but I appreciate now more than ever the times I get to spend with my kids. I realize the importance of those memories. I know that one day I won't be able to tell how much I love them.
This weekend was a perfect example, a dad/son trip.
We fished.
We talked about life.
We learned about Jesus.
It was everything that mattered.
So remember my friends, there will come a day when everyone's time on this Earth runs out. It is your choice how you spend that time. Use it wisely.
“You can only fight the way you practice”
Those who make it look easy are the ones who practiced the most.
Today everybody wants instant results but nobody is willing to do the work.
Fall in love with practice and you’ll soon beat everyone you know.