Monthly Archives: May 2015

Arms Wide Open and Other Lessons I Learned from Jim

Jim Price lived his life with his arms wide open. He met everyone and every experience with a grand hug, a broad smile, and twinkle in his eye. You always knew the moment Jim arrived at any gathering. The energy … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1145 Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all is a form of planning…

Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all is a form of planning. ― Gloria Steinem   Find your Fit Activity of the Day: Base Race Mark the boundaries of the area with … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1144 You’re never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true…

You’re never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. ― Richard Bach Did you know?: Mount Logan is the largest non-volcanic mountain in the world when measured by its base. Find your Fit Activity … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1143 Be careful what you water your dreams with…

Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1142 It’s strange how dreams get under your skin and give your heart a test for what’s real and what’s imaginary…

It’s strange how dreams get under your skin and give your heart a test for what’s real and what’s imaginary. ― Jason Mraz Did you Know? Mount Logan is located in the St. Elias Mountains in the Yukon Territory. Find … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1141 Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground…

Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1140 Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it…

Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it. ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón Did you Know? When climbing Mt. Logan there are usually six … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1139 Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake…

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake. ― Henry David Thoreau Did you Know? Mount Logan was first climbed on June 23, 1925. Find your Fit Activity of the Day: Heat Loss Dance Purpose: To teach students … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1138 It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else…

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else. ― Erma Bombeck Did you Know? There are many mountains with high elevations in Kluane National Park include Mount St. Elias (5,489m), Mount Lucania (5,226m), King Peak … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1137 You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain…

You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain. ― Tom … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1136 Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined…

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined. ― Henry David Thoreau Did you Know? In order to climb Mount Logan, you need to obtain an Icefields Permit, and submit an application to participate in … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1135: All people dream: but not equally…

All people dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous people, for they may … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1134 Dreams are necessary to life…

Dreams are necessary to life. ― Anaïs Nin Did you Know? There are many different ways to climb Mount Logan, including flying out of Silver City, flying onto Hubbard Glacier or flying onto Quintino Sella Glacier. Find your Fit Activity … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1133 Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead…

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. ― Louisa May Alcott Did you … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1132 If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them…

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. ― Henry David Thoreau Did you Know? There are approximately 12 peaks on the … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1131 Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that…

Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that. ― George Carlin Did you … Continue reading

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Mission 5959 Wrap-Up: Listening to Whispers and the Dragon’s Tongue

Getting to the top is optional, getting back down is mandatory. A lot of people forget about that.― Ed Viesturs I’ve read several of Ed Viesturs’ books. He is the first American to summit all 14 8000 metre peaks without … Continue reading

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Mission 5959/4100 Fun Serendipity

As I was wondering around Whitehorse, reflecting on my Logan experiences. I wondered into a used book store. I bought a book about canoeing the Yukon River and then turned my attention to the mountaineering section of the store. Look … Continue reading

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Mission 5959: Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had…

Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had. ― Alice Sebold Did you Know? Near Mount Logan the temperatures are extremely low. In 1991, a record … Continue reading

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Mission 5959: May your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country…

Mission 5959 Game Plan: Travel back to Whitehorse to begin traveling home  (more news as soon as I have a keyboard instead of a phone) Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: Throw your dreams into space like a kite, … Continue reading

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Check-in/OK message from SPOT TA

TA Latitude:61.02628 Longitude:-138.41077 GPS location Date/Time:05/11/2015 18:39:28 NDT Message:Mission 5959: TA is carrying our dreams to the summit of Canada. See below for TA’s location on Mount Logan. Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/NOqt5/61.02628N/138.41077W If … Continue reading

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Mission 5959 Safely Back to Base

Mission 5959 safely back to base after a bit of a weather thrashing. Let’s call it Mission 4100 for now and I’ll write the bigger deeper story in the next few days. Thanks for all of your support.

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Mission 5959 Safely Back to Base

Mission 5959 safely back to base after a bit of a weather thrashing. Let’s call it Mission 4100 for now and I’ll write the bigger deeper story in the next few days. Thanks for all of your support.

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 9 I dream my painting and I paint my dream…

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Move up to Camp 3 at approx. 4,700 meters.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: I dream my painting and I paint my dream. ― Vincent van … Continue reading

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 8 A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality…

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Acclimatization day and load carry up through icefall to approx 4,700 meters. Return to Camp 2. Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: A dream you dream alone … Continue reading

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Check-in/OK message from SPOT TA

TA Latitude:60.61186 Longitude:-140.70499 GPS location Date/Time:05/09/2015 20:54:34 NDT Message:Mission 5959: TA is carrying our dreams to the summit of Canada. See below for TA’s location on Mount Logan. Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/NMQNb/60.61186N/140.70499W If … Continue reading

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 7 The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams…

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather:  Rest day.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ― Eleanor Roosevelt Did you Know? … Continue reading

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Check-in/OK message from SPOT TA

TA Latitude:60.61184 Longitude:-140.70503 GPS location Date/Time:05/08/2015 18:35:39 NDT Message:Mission 5959: TA is carrying our dreams to the summit of Canada. See below for TA’s location on Mount Logan. Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/NKtYX/60.61184N/140.70503W If … Continue reading

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 6 Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird, that cannot fly…

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Move up to Camp 2 at 4,100 meters.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, … Continue reading

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Check-in/OK message from SPOT TA

TA Latitude:60.61187 Longitude:-140.70499 GPS location Date/Time:05/07/2015 16:05:30 NDT Message:Mission 5959: TA is carrying our dreams to the summit of Canada. See below for TA’s location on Mount Logan. Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/NJGnQ/60.61187N/140.70499W If … Continue reading

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 5 There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure…

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Move up and carry loads to Camp Two/King Col at 4,100 meters. Return to Camp 1.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: There is only one thing … Continue reading

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Check-in/OK message from SPOT TA

TA Latitude:60.61189 Longitude:-140.70506 GPS location Date/Time:05/07/2015 00:27:41 NDT Message:Mission 5959: TA is carrying our dreams to the summit of Canada. See below for TA’s location on Mount Logan. Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/NIO8m/60.61189N/140.70506W If … Continue reading

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 4 Yes: I am a dreamer. For dreamers are ones who can only find their way by moonlight, and their punishment is that they sees the dawn before the rest of the world…

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Move to Camp 1.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: Yes: I am a dreamer. For dreamers are ones who can only find their way by moonlight, … Continue reading

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Check-in/OK message from SPOT TA

TA Latitude:60.61199 Longitude:-140.70499 GPS location Date/Time:05/05/2015 22:18:17 NDT Message:Mission 5959: TA is carrying our dreams to the summit of Canada. See below for TA’s location on Mount Logan. Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/NG_1l/60.61199N/140.70499W If … Continue reading

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Mission 5959: Climbing Mt. Logan Day 3 You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us…

Mission 5959 Game Plan and Weather: Carry loads and establish Camp 1 at approx. 3,300 meters. Descend back to base camp.  Check the weather here and here. Mission 5959 Dreams Quote of the Day: You may say I’m a dreamer, … Continue reading

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