The painting that my mom gave to me.  I still love it just as much!

So, today I did something that actually scared me – I created a Facebook group called, “Toward the Mountaintop Inch By Inch.”  Why did I do this?  Well, there are a lot of reasons – and I’m going to explain all of them in a video, because that’s a lot more exciting than reading about it – but the bottom line is this – I want to create a community for people like me.  I want the community that I would have wanted 15 years ago when I was struggling with my health, out of shape and had ZERO clue what to do in the mountains.  I want a community of people that is inspired and empowered to get out and make their lives extraordinary – in big and little ways.  And so, I decided to create it.  It was a little scary, because I thought that maybe nobody would join the group – but gradually people are trickling in – and guess what??  I’m doing a giveaway in the group of three of my absolute FAVORITE items:

A Good to Go Backpacking Meal for two (Thai Curry flavor!)

Andrew Skurka’s book, “The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide” (literally, THE BEST hiking/gear book ever)

and a Platypus 1 Liter soft water bottle.

Friggin’ amazing, peeps!!  I am so excited for this next chapter and whatever it becomes – truthfully, I don’t know what’s next, but I’m going to keep climbing toward that mountaintop – inch by inch.

Click here for the link to my new group. 

P.S.  Don’t you love how flattering the “still shots” from YouTube are?