New ice guide!—Something to cool the mind during these dog days of summer: Todd Swain’s new Southern New England Ice Guide. Over 200 areas in 7 states. I haven’t seen the table of contents yet, but it looks like you’ll have to wait for the Northern edition for Willoughby. No word on the release for that one—I believe bayardrusselljr is heading it up(?). But, in any case, plenty to cool the mind here. Hitting the book stands soon!
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A journey is much more than just covering the distance.... .
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Sure a coronavirus vaccine would be nice, but here’s something to really look forward to in Winter 2021...
Todd Swain has recently wrapped up and sent to the printer his Southern New England Ice Guide!
I know he’s been researching this project meticulously, and I look forward to enjoying the fruits of that labor.
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I haven’t gotten out on vertical terrain in a while now. I’m missing all my climbing friends and the good times together. Here’s to you all and hoping for a chance to climb again soon! #mammutna, #campusa, #northeastice,#iceclimbing, #climbingismypassion ...

Dominatrix making a solid attempt to reach the ground on May 12, 2020. #northeastice ...

Ok.. So does this ascent of ENT gully on May 12 count toward the 2020/2021 ice season or the 2019/2020 ice season? Asking for a friend...
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Found photos I thought were lost from my Festiglace visit where verticalmarianne and dennisvanhoek were kind enough to belay and take some pics of me on TR on "Tree of Life". Thanks so much for putting me on this line for some dancing lessons, carl.darveau.
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Missing ice season today, and new ice friends. Was inspiring to watch you all climb. Best regards to all of you and hoping that we can meet again next season.
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With the world trying to make sense of all the chaos, businesses and organizations like our national parks are beginning to open back up.
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Just because the world is trying to grasp some sense of normalcy does not mean the risks are not present anymore.
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Continue to explore. Continue to seek stillness and solitude in the natural world. Stay as local as you can, practice safe hygiene and keep your distance from other parties so they can do the same.
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Introducing the new Humans of the Mountains at a Distance series. Where photographs are captured from afar of humans outside adventuring in this grand world we all love to explore.
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Our natural landscapes provide us with an incredible scale. So much of the reason we are in awe of these wild places is the realization of how small we are in comparison to the huge rock we live on.
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Keep finding reasons to get up and explore each day.
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Find Your Wild Place. ✌️💚🏔
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📸: Lake Willoughby, Vermont this past winter. Climbers seeking out their objectives for the day.
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We at FI wanted to take moment to shout out adventurejournal . The Journal in print is by far the best, purest, least advertisement-driven outdoor publication out there. Quite simply, AJ puts the reader first, not the advertiser, and the results are spectacular. 98% of their readers renew every year. Since we are just too small to advertise in the mag, we wanted do our part to support this excellent journal.

Subscribe on their site today. 4 Issues per year, only $60, seems like a lot but once you read one, you’ll get it.
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Gratitude Post #4: Client Letter

This post series aims to acknowledge those that have made it possible for me to be where I am today with my mountain guiding business, Alpine Logic.

Today I’m including a letter that I received from a client following our very first day meeting and climbing together. I’ll leave the letter anonymous but was genuinely moved to receive such a wonderful and generous expression of gratitude for the time we spend together. And it was an excellent reminder of how powerful shared experience can be.
Hi Silas,
I wanted to send you a note of thanks for yesterday. As my body calms down and reorients from our adventure, I find myself struck by the depth of our conversation and something you shared in it: the realization that your work is meaningful because of the benefit it brings to others. Lots of people want this, and I have not come across many that have arrived at this belief about themselves and what they do. I find it not just extraordinary, but I am also moved because I can recognize the profound value in this belief. This leaves me with a deep sense of gratitude for all you shared with me yesterday. Out of this gratitude, I wanted to share with you with my reflection on the ways in which you and your work have helped me:

You provided the means for physical safety and the technical knowledge for me to get to a place where I could work with my fears, and with my mind in a new and profound way. You provided both an example and the space/encouragement whereby I could explore new ways forward. (Through your presence and through your words.) I felt you there with me, and that in turn gave me the necessary courage to go further. Additionally, you engaged me in conversation, not by just being curious about my experience, but also by being generous enough to share your own. I wanted to thank you again for all that you gave, and let you know more specifically the ways in which this has added to my life! I look forward to another day on the mountain together.
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