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Tag Archives: Eyes of the Spirit
Chilean Clif Notes and Pictures
Some folks said they were scared off by the length of my last posting so as I make my transition back from the icy heights to the ice of the hockey rink, I thought I would provide a summary version … Continue reading
Posted in Ojos
Tagged expedition, Eyes of the Spirit, Ojos
Deliriously Happy in Santiago
I’m flying from Copiapo to Santiago, Chilean tunes blaring in my ears, investigating if my laptop will still work after three weeks of environmental punishment, and I am deliriously happy. Perhaps it is the doubling of my oxygen supply since … Continue reading
Posted in Ojos
Tagged expedition, Eyes of the Spirit, Ojos
News from Chile
Unexpectedly we are in a hotel, a refuge beside the road. The snow drove us to luxury in a simple hacienda instead of camping down the road. We were up at 5:30 am to scale Lascar (5545 metres)-a volcano that … Continue reading
Posted in Ojos
Tagged expedition, Eyes of the Spirit, Ojos
Hello from Chile 2
Hi All, I have just a brief stop in town before heading out for Lascar base camp this afternoon. Everything is going very well. The trek was fodder for so many memories of canyons and deserts. Acclimatization is coming along. … Continue reading
Posted in Ojos
Tagged expedition, Eyes of the Spirit, Ojos
Hello from Chile
The warm air of Santiago embraced me like a long seen cousin. Having negotiated the throng of humanity just outside the arrival area, I was scooped up by Alexandro. He introduced me to Vance, one of my teammates and we … Continue reading
Seven Days and Counting
Another week has flown by and I can’t believe I’m on a seven-day count down to Chile. I enjoyed the rest of my stay in Arkansas and then spent a day in Omaha presenting to a Girl Scout conference. After … Continue reading
Ducks, Ducks, Ducks
Seventy-five years ago, two duck hunters returned empty-handed from a hunting trip. They had drowned their sorrows with a little too much whiskey, and decided to play a prank by putting their live duck decoys (legal at that time) in … Continue reading
Posted in Ojos
Tagged AEE, award, ducks, Eyes of the Spirit, More than a Mountain, Ojos
Happy All Saint’s Boxing Day
It’s the day after, the day after Halloween and I sit marveling (and writing) that the pre-Arkansas to-do list is empty. I board a plane in 6.5 hours. Between now and then, I’ll try to convince my body to make … Continue reading
Posted in Ojos
Tagged Eyes of the Spirit, More than a Mountain, Ojos, training
Happy Halloween
Time seems to have a life of its own these days and moves along faster than the speed of light. I can’t believe Halloween is just around the corner-wasn’t it just yesterday that I was holding Rayne’s hand as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Chile, Csikszentmihalyi, Eyes of the Spirit, Ojos, training
Ready for the Summit Push
After several acclimatization forays up and down the Khumbu icefall and Western Cwm, Everest climbers return to base camp to rest and fortify before their final push to the summit. The climbers are nervous, tense, and wondering if all the … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 2010, Ojos
Tagged book, Eyes of the Spirit, More than a Mountain, Ojos, training
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Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight.
“Fall down seven times, get up eight.” This is a Japanese proverb that came my way once on a tear-away calendar. Of the 365 sayings that year, this one stuck. As I ran intervals on Signal Hill Tuesday morning and … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving to All,
Funny how it works than when you let go of something, the resulting space allows for it to occur. Just when I said, “I want to do as little training as possible for Chile,” I found it within me to … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Ojos
Tagged Eyes of the Spirit, Ojos, training
A New Expedition: Ojos De Salado!
Happy Dawn of October to All, What a week! It ranged from the summit of celebration to the depths of subterranean suffering. I had hoped to ramp up training as I was only nine weeks away from Ojos but the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chile, Eyes of the Spirit, Ojos de Salado, South America
