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Well, I am supposed to be in Anchorage tonight (5/8); however, I am stuck in some random hotel near Salt Lake City airport. My first flight was delayed so I missed the connecting flight to Anchorage, and won’t arrive there until tomorrow afternoon (5/9). I really love Alaska and I guess that is why Read More… Rock climbing is a necessary endeavor for mountaineering, at least that is what I believe, and that was why I started to rock climb a couple years ago. During the occasions I have spent on rocks, I have gradually discovered the charm of the sport itself; however, to me, there had been something missing. I did not know what the missing component was, but I knew I needed it to extract the buried determination to become a better climber. The Grand climb terminated the long search and provided the last piece of the puzzle. I arrived at Jackson Wyoming around noon on August 25, 2007, less than a week apart from my last field trip: a ten-day AMC major excursion in Yosemite. The weather was touchingly pleasant, especially when I compared it to the torturing hot and dry Sierra climate. If not because of the skyrocketing real estate market and flooding tourists wandering on the streets, Jackson is almost a paradise. I walked in the Jackson Hole Mountain Guides (JHMG) office for a gear check. All I had in my backpack was my personal clothes, toiletries, snack food, water, and a headlamp; and this backpack was all I had to carry during the climb. The sleeping gear and climbing gear were waiting for us at 11,000 feet, where the Corbet High Camp lies below the Eastern face of the Grand and the Teepe Glacier. A light backpack!? Breakfasts and dinners would be prepared by the guides!? I felt like I were a nobleperson. “This climb is gonna be easy,” I thought, which was soon proved to not exactly be the case. Read More… I am in Alaska again!!! The mountain range and the weather is gorgerous. My purpose of being here this time is to participate in another NOLS course, which is the Denali Mountaineering course, and the main objective of this 34-day long expedition is of course to summit Mt McKinley. Please do wish me good Read More… Dear Friends, In the coming August, I’ll be participating in a 3-day climb to attempt Grand Teton. This climb is one of the benefit climbs supporting the at-risk teens of Big City Mountaineers. My goal is to raise $3500.00 for at-risk teens so that they have better chance to access the outdoor world and Read More… This entry is totally not related to the great outdoors. Purely personal. Tomorrow I’m going to do my doctoral dissertation defense at 1 pm EST. Wish me luck!! and then … I’m going to enjoy the summer being out of course, and resume blogging. Enjoy this article? Share it:Tweet Happy New Year! Happy 2007 to all my family members and friends. and happy new year links to outdoor blogs (the order is maybe random): Tom @ Two-Heel Drive Rick @ Besthike.com John @ Fedak.net Climb_ca @ GetOutdoors Russ @ winehiker wikiculture cyberhobo @ cyberhobo.net Kevin @ bastish.net Jon @ Weekendblogger Tom @ Trout Read More… Alright, this post is totally not related to the outdoors, but after all, this is MY site. Happy Birthday, LittlePo. LittlePo is now officially 31 years old, although sometimes she still misses those twenty-something days. LittlePo hopes that she would be able to go out and summit some peaks today, especially right now Read More…
After successfully completing the NOLS Alaska mountaineering course, I finally got back home today. I’ll sort out all the notes I’ve jotted down during the trip and share my learning and living experience on this blog soon. Below is a short description written by Pat, one of the four outstanding instructors, about what we Read More… Dear Readers, I’ll be away for a month to attend NOLS’ Alaska Mountaineering course, beginning July 15, 2006 and ending August 13, 2006. During this time period, I’ll not be able to update this site. Please wait for my return to present you some fresh stuff about mountaineering!! If you’d like to write me Read More…  |
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