Fellowship on the Journey

Fellowship on the Journey

Some of the people I am climbing with have shared similar adventures before. Jim, Amy and I summited several 14ers in Colorado and Mt. Rainier in Washington on my 60th birthday. Jeff B and I have climbed and camped around Wheeler Peak in New Mexico and made several...
Don’t Go Without a Guide

Don’t Go Without a Guide

When Jim, Amy and I climbed Mt. Rainier, we hired a guide service to get us to the top and down safely. Having only one other serious mountaineering climb in which I did not summit, we wanted someone who was trained and experienced on the trails we would take to the...
Darkness and the Presence of God

Darkness and the Presence of God

A wonder-filled experience of hiking at altitude on a clear night is the sky. Stars sparkle and shine like diamonds against a backdrop of blacks and grays. Shooting stars crisscross the myriad of star clouds. You realize how small Earth is when set against a universe...
A Voice in the Cloud

A Voice in the Cloud

On Mt. Kilimanjaro you climb below, in, and above clouds. You may encounter rain from the clouds in the rain forest climate zone, and you may find yourself in the clouds in the artic climate zone. Climbers tend to prefer non-cloudy conditions, as do most of us...