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“One of my favorite missions from the summer was pushing this ridge link-up that I’ve been staring at on a map for a while.

I’m sure someone out there has done it before however since I can’t find any trip reports on it, I’m calling this the Lost Man Upper Ridge Connection, or LURC, or Lost Man Loop the loooOoOooOoong way.

Venturing into the unknown is the real draw of these outdoor pursuits. Linking terrain that are all new to me, where the route isn’t obvious and I move with a mix of curiosity & hard-earned intuition, trusting the instincts built over years in the mountains.

A suffer fest & soul-filling kind of day.

17.88 miles, 10,245ft of elevation gain, & 11 high points above 13k.” Notes from

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What an incredible experience to witness Angkor Wat! Twas 96 degrees out but that didn’t stop us ☀️

“The tag got to a cool destination the other day.” -

Only the real (mad) ones know how to get a keychain.

“On 06/21/24 Andrew, Alec, Delaney and I hiked in Val de Funes and saw the St. Magdalena church then set off on the Adolf-Munkel trail where experienced yet another magical place. Rifugios among the blooming meadows set below the jagged peaks of the Dolomites. This may have been one of my favorite places on our whole trip ❤️” -

What type of camper are you?

“Ahh mountain highs 😊”

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“Today I take a train to Prague, Czechia.”

This might be the farthest away from home one of our shirts have made it!

Thanks for repping out in Europe Jack!

Breathe it in. These mountains have powers beyond our comprehension.

✅ Enniss Peak bagged

This week we hear from Neil Rasmussen, a clinical mind-body therapist and explorer of breath, consciousness and human potential.

"Life is inevitably stressful, but this is most often psychologically driven. Stress is not a bad thing, but our response to it can be."

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