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Tajumulco Photo Gallery

A collection of some of my favourite images from our volcano climbs in Guatemala and Tajumulco, the highest point of both Guatemala and Central America.

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Visual Soliloquy #83 Nothing will come of nothing. Dare for mighty things…

Nothing will come of nothing. Dare for mighty things. – William Shakespeare

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Everest 2010 Photo Gallery

Here are some of the favourite images from TA’s Everest 2010 expedition.  To read training updates, dispatches from the mountain and follow-up posts, please click here:

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Climbing Acatenango: Guatemala’s Third Highest Peak

From Antigua, Acatenango and Fuego seem to be sibling volcanoes, side by each, towering to the southwest of Antigua.  We set our sights first, on the taller sibling of Acatenango which at 3976 metres is the third highest volcano in … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #50 Today is your day, your mountain is waiting…

Today is your day, your mountain is waiting, so get on your way. – Dr Seuss

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Change is a Foot!

Howdy, I spent much of the last week sick with a series of illness that piled up like cordwood over the week. A trip to the ER finally had me on the mend and I had a quiet week at … Continue reading

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Das Boot

Hey, It’s Sunday once again and the time has been a blur. My mom was admitted to hospital about a week ago in serious condition and I’ve spent much of the week sending my love, prayers, and good thoughts to … Continue reading

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Everest 2010: Week Six

This week TAs pesky urinary tract infection forced her to seek refuge at lower elevation in the village of Pheriche. But now, feeling better TA is back at base camp and is preparing to head back into the ice fall. … Continue reading

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Everest 2010: Week Four

April 15 – Housekeeping Hi this is TA calling in from Everest base camp, the sun has just set behind the ridge so the temperature is about to plummet. I’m sitting in my nicely reorganized tent, today was a rest … Continue reading

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A New Elevation

Good Morning,   When climbing a high altitude peak, we don’t just climb it once.  We climb it at least twice, perhaps three of four times.  In order to acclimatize properly, mountaineers use a strategy of “Climb High, Sleep Low.”  … Continue reading

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Climbing Gros Morne

Greetings from Gros Morne, Some dreams take longer to percolate than others. I had hoped to ascend Gros Morne as part of the Long Range Traverse in 1996 but there were no transmitters available so we were limited to camping … Continue reading

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Mountain of Learning

September is the month of starting again. In the Northern Hemisphere it’s a time of back to school with all the excitement and anxiety of a new school, new grade, new teacher. In the Southern Hemisphere, it’s a time of … Continue reading

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Momentum: Bodies in Motion

>Howdy, Sitting here typing with blue stained finger tips having picked and processed 15 litres of blueberries. Marian, Nolan, and I had a fine time wondering through the Tilton Barrens on a dual mission of checking out an orienteering map … Continue reading

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Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Climbing Everest, I Learned at Firefighter Camp

Hello to All, After a full and intense week, it’s good to sit a spell and reflect on all the rich lessons I received this week. In the course of my climbing training, I’ve opted to pursue “Ring of Fire” … Continue reading

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Flash Rust

Howdy, Catching a few minutes pause between coats of rust-inhibiting paint on our old claw foot tub. It got moved out on the deck on Friday and I’ve had intimate lessons in the concept of flash rust. Basically, one shouldn’t … Continue reading

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Elbrus Updates

HI All,   Here is a composite of TA's most recent posts from Elbrus   Foot of the Mountain Elbrus #5   Hi this is TA calling in from the foot of Mount Elbrus in Russia.  We arrived here after … Continue reading

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Cyrillic Adventures: Elbrus Update #2

Hello from Moscow, I probably knew just enough to get myself in trouble.  Not enough to know which station I was heading for or which one to transfer at or even if I needed to transfer.  Perhaps I should have … Continue reading

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Off to Elbrus

Happy Saturday Night, “It’s Saturday night and I don’t got nobody…I got some money because I just got paid, oh how I want someone to talk to…”  Writing a bit early this week because I’m home alone, laid up with … Continue reading

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Wear Blue and Climb Birthday Bash on Signal Hill

Greetings from the Ides of June, OK…perhaps dancing on Saturday night wasn’t the smartest move given how sore my leg is today. But it is such a rare event that I feel comfortable enough in a setting to dance that … Continue reading

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Blue Helmeted Super Hero

Happy Labour Day Weekend, A few weeks back I bought a new motorcycle helmet at a Regatta Day Door Crasher sale. It is bright blue with gold trim. I could have chosen the more sedate forest green one with the … Continue reading

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Pink Outside the Box

Greetings from Another Gorgeous Day, I continue to be amazed at how weeks seem to be flying by at light speed. I had a good week of training with my adjusted program. I enjoyed having 15 different varieties of push-ups … Continue reading

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The Big O Mountain

Happy Summer Olympics to All, I haven’t had a chance to watch much of the Olympics as I don’t have a TV capable or receiving a signal but I’ve been following them some on the Internet. It is an intense … Continue reading

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Of Avalanches and Mammograms

Happy Regatta Day, Another week has sped by leaving me one week closer to Pumori: Climb for Awareness. Time always seems to speed up when I’m training because so much has to fit into each day. I lost two training … Continue reading

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Adventures Big and Small

August Greetings, Just back in town after four wonderful days adventuring with my students on the Avalon Peninsula, a truly magical place. As I sorted through the pile of emails that came in while I was gone, I was excited … Continue reading

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A Cup of Tea

Howdy, Thanks to all who replied with such enthusiasm and support for the Pumori climb. I was touched deeply when you shared stories of people you knew who have walked the breast cancer path. I kept their names close in … Continue reading

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Pumori: Climb for Awareness

Pumori: Climb For Awareness Every October since my mom, Denise, was diagnosed with breast cancer, I have run the Race for the Cure in her honour. I vividly remember the first time I wrote her name on my race bib. … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna Conclusion

Happy Midsummer’s Night’s Eve, I know it’s been awhile since I wrote. It always seemed that Sunday evening snuck up on me and I was out of gas to write. The past few weeks have been filled with dental surgery, … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna: The Stories are in the Telling

Jambo to All and Happy Birthday to my Niece Rayne, A story saves a life a little at a time by making us see and hear and taste our lives and dreams more deeply. A story does not rescue life … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna #21

Happy One Month to my Birthday, ☺ The team completed its last training hike today with a front side, back side, back side, front side on Signal Hill. Since the weather was gorgeous and we started a little later than … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna #20

Happy May 2-4 Weekend!, It’s a funny holiday in Canada. Celebrating Queen Victoria’s Birthday, May 24th, the holiday is set as the closest Monday to May 24th without going over. So this year, even though May 24 actually falls on … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna #19

Happy Mother’s Day, Seven days later, the weather on Signal Hill was not nearly as hospitable. We traded warm sunshine for fog, drizzle, freezing rain, and ice pellets. The wind scoured the hills as if trying to scratch an itch … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna #18

Good Monday Morning, I’m late. It doesn’t happen often as my dad taught me that punctuality was right up there with godliness. I’m so on time that a friend once said, “TA, if you are a minute late, I think … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna #17

Good Evening, I know I’m dedicated to weekly updates when I sit down to write one at 10:47 pm when every cell in my body is screaming out, “I want to go to bed.” But since there was already one … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna #16

Happy 111th Day of the Year, Life seems to vacillate between mountaintops and valleys. Though frequently I think, we wish it would stick only to the peaks. My week had both summits and canyons, often in close proximity to each … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna #15

Hello April Showers, The snow is beating a hasty retreat with all the rain and warm temperatures. As people are thinking of warmth and gardens and summer, I dream of cold, high places. Hmm–I may have to do something about … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna #14

Greetings from a Gorgeous Sunday Afternoon, We’ve been treated to a most delightful weekend of weather this weekend. The warm sunshine is breathing energy and light into my winter weary cells. The Newfoundland WOKies (Women of Kilimanjaro) had a fabulous … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna #13

Happy Festival of Hygieia (Greek Goddess of Health), Just in from an inspired run on a delightful Sunday morning. Soft flakes of gently falling snow rubbed shoulders with the flowing angular light of post equinox inviting me to fall under … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna #12

Happy Easter and Spring to All, It was a whirlwind week that alternated between flurries of activity and hours of sitting “doing nothing.” I spent as much of the week as I could, in a meditation retreat learning to work … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna #11

Happy Break in the Storm to Everyone, One year ago, I was very nervous. I was leaving the next day to fly to Nepal to fulfill a lifelong dream of climbing Mount Everest. My heart went out to all the … Continue reading

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Kili Karuna #10

Happy Ides of March to All, Hopefully we all fare better than Caesar as we approach this year’s ides. I’m tired tonight so this will likely be short update unless I catch a sixth or seventh wind. Another training phase … Continue reading

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