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Choosing the Mountain
Happy Autumn or Spring! We’re having a delightful fall day here with warmth, sunshine, and the full possibilities that harvest season brings. Sitting here in my favourite chair sipping on mint tea taken from our deck garden boxes, roasting … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 2010
Tagged Elbrus Climb for my Dad, Prostate Cancer Canada, Relay for Life
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Elbrus…the rest of the story
Greetings from Moscow to All, The Cliff Notes version… I went to Russia and I climbed Mount Elbrus (5642 metres). It was a great climb and I learned a lot! For those Paul Harvey fans, the rest of the story… … Continue reading
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
River of Weddings: Elbrus Update #3
Happy Fourth of July to all my US Friends, Another fine day in Moscow. Six of us set out to enjoy a boat tour of the Moscow River. Fortunately, the Metro stop for the boat trip was the same one … Continue reading
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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Tagged climb, Elbrus Climb for my Dad, prostate cancer, Seven Summits
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Out of the Bardo: Elbrus Update #1
Greetings from Moscow, The bardo, in Tibetan, is the place between death and birth; a transition zone between the last existence and the next. For me, in this life, the airplane is the nearest experience to the bardo I can … Continue reading
Posted in Elbrus
Tagged Buddhist Learning, Elbrus Climb for my Dad, Seven Summits, Tim Horton's
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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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Tagged climb, Donate, Elbrus Climb for my Dad, prostate cancer, Seven Summits
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This Little Light of Mine
Happy Solstice, As we were eating breakfast yesterday, we heard a siren. And then another. And another. One more. Hearing this much action on Duckworth drew me to the window and I saw four police cars round the corner. Behind … Continue reading
Posted in Elbrus, Motorcycles
Tagged AppleCore Interactive, Donate, Elbrus Climb for my Dad, prostate cancer, Ride for Dad, Seven Summits, Sponsors
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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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Step by Step
Greetings to All, Thanks to all who jumped aboard my Facebook Group! (http://bit.ly/TAEverest2010) For those that don’t do Facebook, have no worries, I’ll continue to send out weekly updates via email as well! I backpacked to the summit of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Elbrus Climb for my Dad, prostate cancer, Seven Summits
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Filling my Boots
Good Morning, I’m up early on a Sunday morning and thought I’d start the day by writing my weekly update. The biggest news of the week is that I sent off the deposit to join the 2010 Peak Freaks Everest … Continue reading
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Tagged Elbrus Climb for my Dad, Peak Freaks, prostate cancer, Seven Summits
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Happy 2-4!
Just one month to my birthday…I do like celebrating it twelve times instead of just once. Thanks for all your kind support of Elbrus: Climbing for my Dad. It means a lot to me and I know it will touch … Continue reading
Elbrus: Climbing for my Dad
Greetings from Victoria Day, We call it the 2-4 Weekend in Newfoundland since Queen Victoria’s birthday was on the 24th. This year the 24th actually fell on a weekend but we’re having the holiday the weekend before, go figure! I’m … Continue reading
