Adventure 4 Life

New Blog up! short and sweet this time. http://adventure4life.blog.com/2016/03/05/penny-of-the-day/

Traveling to Koh Phi Phi? check out Phi Phi Climbers! Narong is a very passionate instructor. When talking about his restoration work of the dilapidated climbs on Koh Phi Phi, Narong said "climbing is my soul" and listening to him instruct clients and talk about it I know he means it. Being Guided or Instructed by someone with this kind of passion is an experience worth the price of admission.

I’ve returned from one jungle and found myself in another. It’s crazy to think that I’ve just finished the first part of my trip and am still barely approaching the halfway mark on my trip. I learned tons of new moves for thai massage (like well over 100) that I’m excited to practice when I return but more importantly my instructor really brought to light a desire to go slow and connect with the people I work on which was the most rewarding thing from my experience. Our locat...Continue reading

The leaves have fallen and the winter winds have begun swirling them across streets and down sidewalks, The passes have closed and forced the transient explorers to more moderate climates for the coming season. As winter sets in outdoor magazines and the companies who ads the foster will be hard at work displaying a large array of beautiful garments designs to keep you warm and dry creating images in our mind of being toasty campfire warm while the blizzards rage around, what does it really take to stay warm though? My experience in the mountains has shown me that there is no one layer to make it happen, here are some tips from a pro about how to manage your layers to keep you warm, really warm! http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=6903

The 3rd Pillar of Dana is a classic alpine route on the east side of the Sierra Nevada described in the guidebook by SP Parker as having "the best 5.9 pitch in the universe" I climbed this with Jon Weissman and we had the opportunity to help some other climber as well. Knowing self rescue is a blessing in the mountains!