Tactical Tips

04 Mar

Posted at 19:14h in Tactical Tips

“It’s easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.” — Leonardo da Vinci Taking action can be really difficult, especially when getting started feels completely overwhelming.  When I started this blog many years ago based on the concept of, "Toward the mountain top inch by inch", I didn't quite realize that it was this exact issue that I was really tapping into. How many times have you had an idea to do something and then, very quickly, you talked yourself out of it?  Your brain convinced...

22 Apr

Posted at 20:11h in Tactical Tips

“If I’d known how much packing I’d have to do, I’d have run again. ” — Harry S. Truman My first few dayhikes in Washington State were a bit of a "cluster'.  My first official hike was climbing Mt. Ellinor in the dead of winter.  This was A) probably not a very good idea to begin with and B) definitely not a good idea wearing low top hiking boots and cotton cargo pants.  On the way up, my pants got soaked due my body heat...