Mountaineering

From growing up in a small province in Canada to finding an amazing career, to traveling the world, to climbing Everest, to finding the gay love of my life in Mexico, this is me. Nova Scotia Canada is an amazing place to grow up. Beautiful, sparsely populated, safe, and with…

(Prior day’s post) Snow lays sprinkled on our tarp, about camp and across the saddle, swirling on Mawenzi’s flanks. The sky is clear, the moon is full, and there’s little wind. I’m elated; I couldn’t ask for better conditions for summit night. My husband and I bring our packs and…

(Prior day’s post) I’m up at 6:20 am after another good night’s sleep. Blue skies, no wind, and the morning sun has begun to melt the frost, lifting everyone’s spirits. Geofrey and Saturine quietly keep an eye on our morning progress, from breakfast to bags packed. They want to make…

(Prior day’s post) The sunrise is glorious over a tumultuous sea of clouds sitting heavy above the forest. My husband and I are in and out of the tent as we pack our bags to the muffled bickering of the older couple. The clouds open above camp and turn into…

(Link to prior day’s post if you missed it) MARANGU HOTEL. I wake at six to the refrain of a rooster, with all manner of twittering, chirping, seesawing, hoo hooing, and distant dogs barking. Everything on the grounds is bordered by flowering trees and plants abuzz with insects and hummingbirds…

On my first visit to Africa, in the first two weeks of December, I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro via the Rongai route. Since then, the memory has been a cloud in my mind: fleeting, nebulous, full of potential. I fear that writing about it will stuff the cloud into a pillowcase…

Mountainous Ecosystem is one of the most important ecosystem having the large amount of biodiversity in it. Anthropogenic activities are harming them and creating the problems like earthquake, land slides, floods, etc. We must be conscious about their protection as they are providing us a better circumstance to live our…

I have been a rock climber my whole life. The family legend says I climbed before I walked. From rock climbing and hiking to mountaineering, I have had many experiences in the mountain. It’s shaped the way I am as a leader. Share when you are struggling When climbing with a partner, you must be…