Tag Archives: 2016

Everest 3.0: Sensory Awareness

Posted on May 4, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “Mountaineering is more of a quest for self-fulfilment than a victory over others or over nature. The true mountaineer knows that he has not conquered a mountain by standing on its summit for a few fleeting … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Food on the Mountain

Posted on May 3, 2016 by TA Loeffler

  Quote of the Day: “Over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” – Theodore Roethke Did You Know?  The only one person has climbed all four sides of Everest, Kushang Sherpavvv … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Everest Word Search

Posted on May 2, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “Every mountain top is within reach, so just keep climbing” – Barry Finlay Did you know? There is an estimated 50 tons of trash that has been left on Everest, giving it the nickname of “The … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Find Your Fit Friday

Posted on April 29, 2016 by TA Loeffler

  Find Your Fit! is a provincial physical activity promotions/communications campaign designed to get individuals motivated and moving towards healthy, active living.  The Find Your Fit! website is an excellent resource for physical activity throughout the lifespan.Quote for the Day Quote of the … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Plate Tectonics

Posted on April 28, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “Live your life each day as you would climb mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point” – Harold … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Leave No Trace In Action

Posted on April 27, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “If you are faced with a mountain, you have several options. You can climb it and cross to the other side. You can go around it. You can dig under it. You can fly over it. … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Climbing the Mountain

Posted on April 26, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” – Edward Abbey Did You Know? When climbers go on long expeditions, they have … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Prayer Flags

Posted on April 25, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “You must climb before you can enjoy the view” – Unknown Did you Know? There is 66% less oxygen in each breath on the summit of Everest than at sea level Activity Suggestion: Making Prayer Flags … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Find Your Fit Friday

Posted on April 22, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Find Your Fit! is a provincial physical activity promotions/communications campaign designed to get individuals motivated and moving towards healthy, active living. Quote for the Day Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.  Nature’s peace will flow into you as … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Famous Explorers

Posted on April 21, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss Did you Know?  The first attempt to summit mount Everest was in 1922 however no one actually summited until 1953 Suggested … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Leave No Trace

Posted on April 20, 2016 by TA Loeffler

  Quote of the Day: “Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.” – Greg Child Did You Know? Apa Sherpa holds the world record for the most Mount Everest … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Climbing Equipment

Posted on April 19, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits.” – Harley King Did You Know? Sharon Wood was the first North American Woman to summit Mount Everest in … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Experience Nepal

Posted on April 18, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “Climb mountains not so the world can see you but so you can see the world” – David Mccullough Jr. Did You  Know? Mount Everest is over 60 million years old. Activity Suggestion: Experience Nepal! Objective: … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Find Your Fit Friday

Posted on April 15, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Find Your Fit! is a provincial physical activity promotions/communications campaign designed to get individuals motivated and moving towards healthy, active living.  The Find Your Fit! website is an excellent resource for physical activity throughout the lifespan. Quote for the Day “Everyone … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Where is the World is TA?

Posted on April 14, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “Life is like a mountain, hard to climb, but worth the amazing view from the top” – Unknown Did You Know?  Mount Everest is made from shale, limestone and marble. Activity Suggestion: Where in the World … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Outdoor Activity Exploration

Posted on April 13, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top” – Yvon Chouinard Did you Know? Everest grows by a quarter of an inch every year. Activity Suggestion: What’s Your Favourite Outdoor Activity? Objective: … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Training for Everest

Posted on April 12, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.” – Edmund Hillary Did You Know? Last year an earthquake moved Mount Everest by 3 centimeters. Activity Suggestion: Training for Everest Objective: Students … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Find Your Sherpa Name

Posted on April 11, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “You do not climb a mountain like everest by trying to race ahead on your own, or by competing with your comrades. You do it slowly are carefully, by unselfish teamwork. Certainly I wanted to reach … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

Posted on April 10, 2016 by TA Loeffler

The bags are zipped…and here’s what they are zipped with…click here for some musical accompaniment… Here’s what I packed for my head…two warm hats, a balaclava, sun hat, two buffs and two headlamps (important items get redundancy. Here’s what I … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Hello from your Everest Curriculum Team!

Posted on April 10, 2016 by jaymeewebster

Dear Educators, We are your Mount Everest Curriculum Team! We have designed daily Everest material with grades 4-6 in mind but everyone is welcome to participate! For each day of T.A.’s expedition you will find a “Quote of the Day”, … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Looking Back, Looking Ahead…Conversations about Climbing and More

Posted on April 8, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Still in the bardo…two wonderful send-offs have me feeling well loved and well appreciated.  Thanks to all the folks who came to the Wednesday evening presentation on trekking at high altitude.  It was great to spend the evening with you … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Dragging Tires up the Hill, and Other Life Lessons with a Mountaineer

Posted on April 5, 2016 by TA Loeffler

“It was a sleety, windy Saturday morning about three weeks ago. I was alone. I had hiked up from Cuckold’s Cove and had just broken out onto the hardtop of Signal Hill Road. I was heading downhill, and coming uphill … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Of Boots and the Bardo

Posted on April 4, 2016 by TA Loeffler

I just put wax on my boots. It’s one of my pre-expedition rituals and it serves many purposes. It helps preserve the leather on my boots. It helps with waterproofing the leather to keep my feet dry. It helps signal … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: An Invitation to Schools, Teachers, and Students to Participate (and everyone else too)

Posted on April 2, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Please consider yourselves invited. I am leaving on April 10, 2016 for my Everest 3.0 expedition There is the wonderful opportunity to follow along on my Everest expedition. Each day from April 11-June 3, there will be 2 to 3 … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Questions, Questions, Questions…and Answers To Be Determined

Posted on March 30, 2016 by TA Loeffler

I put out a call today for questions that people have about climbing Everest, my preparations, and the like. The response has been awesome and I’ve got some very thoughtful questions to answer. What a gift! Thanks so much. Some … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: One, Two, Three…Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Posted on March 27, 2016 by TA Loeffler

I get these ideas. These days, these ideas are mostly about training. Sometimes, as my mom used to say, “My eyes are bigger than my stomach,” and I dream up ridiculous training ideas that I have to back-off from. Sweet … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Five Ways to Help TA Climb Everest

Posted on March 25, 2016 by TA Loeffler

If all goes well, two months from now, I will be high on Mount Everest, perhaps even on my summit bid. Between the realization of a (nearly) lifelong dream and now, there is still more training, tons of packing, oodles … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Dear Media (and other fine folks)…

Posted on March 24, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Dear Media (and other fine folks), Should it come to pass that I eventually stand (or more likely sit or kneel) on the summit of Mount Everest, please don’t say I conquered the mountain. Or conquered my fear. Or conquered … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Visualizing the Whole Hog

Posted on March 21, 2016 by TA Loeffler

In three weeks time, I’ll have just arrived in Kathmandu after 24 hours of travel. It’s starting to be the time of count-downs and calculations. How many hockey games left to play before I go? How many pounds of snacks … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #1246 First, do enough training. Then believe in yourself and say: I can do it. Tomorrow is my day…

Posted on March 21, 2016 by TA Loeffler

First, do enough training. Then believe in yourself and say: I can do it. Tomorrow is my day. –Haile Gebreselassie  

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Everest 3.0: Summiting Everest as Performance

Posted on March 18, 2016 by TA Loeffler

I was asked by an undergraduate theatre student who is studying the idea of summiting Everest as performance to answer some questions for an end of semester paper. Given time is easily filled right now with tasks, I thought I … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #1245 I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble…

Posted on March 17, 2016 by TA Loeffler

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. –Helen Keller

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Visual Soliloquy #1244 Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself…

Posted on March 15, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. ― William Faulkner

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Everest 3.0: Introducing TA’s Everest 2016 Logo

Posted on March 14, 2016 by TA Loeffler

OK folks…here it is…hot off the presses/embroidery machine…introducing my Everest 2016 logo. I designed it myself. It has three Everests in graduated sizes combining into one Everest. It shares the same colours as my Everest 2010 logo in which three … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #1243 Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did…

Posted on March 11, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. –Newt Gingrich

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Visual Soliloquy # 1242 By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest…

Posted on March 7, 2016 by TA Loeffler

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. –Confucius

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Visual Soliloquy #1941 Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul…

Posted on March 5, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #1240 Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action…

Posted on March 4, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action. –Peter Drucker

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Everest 3.0: Mind over Mask

Posted on March 3, 2016 by TA Loeffler

I’ve started practicing with a mask. I like to practice all parts of a climb that I can (while living at sea level) so that when summit day comes, I’ll have my systems all in order. I will be climbing … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #1239 Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top – it is the willpower that is the most important. This willpower you cannot buy with money or be given by others – it rises from your heart…

Posted on March 1, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top – it is the willpower that is the most important. This willpower you cannot buy with money or be given by others – it rises from your heart. — … Continue reading →

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