“Hidden in the Shadow.” Backpacker Magazine. May 2014. Download PDF “I’m a New England newcomer with only two years under my belt, which means that most New Hampshire chipmunks have more local status than I do. Luckily, I married into North Country authenticity. When I’m looking for the best hike—without squeezing into the ever-popular AMC huts—I look no further than … Read More
“The Comeback.” Climbing Magazine. February 2014. Download PDF | View Online “Vipers look a lot like sticks. That’s a thought you never want to cross your mind when climbing. But 20 feet off the ground, with a broken puzzle of loose rock below me and a deadly Armenian viper slithering out of a perfect finger jam above me, it was the … Read More
“My Favorite 5.10: Diedre, Cathedral Ledge, NewHampshire.” Rock and Ice Magazine. February 2014. Download PDF “My favorite 5.10 is one I can only climb, well, 50 percent of the time. Two years ago I moved from Colorado to New Hampshire, where you can’t just climb 5.10 in the dry perfection of fall, you have to be able to climb it … Read More
“Roots & Ritual: Coffee and Culture in Ethiopia.” Selamta Magazine. November, 2013. View Online | Download PDF “Entrenched in the forested flanks of Ethiopia’s Amaro Mountains, I sat down for a cup of coffee with a seventh-generation leader of the Messa tribe, Marsha Aday. We convened outside his regal earthen home, with a dizzying vista of overlapping wild coffee trees toppling … Read More
“Testing the Waters.” Backpacker Magazine. August 2013. Download PDF | View Online My second thoughts about the wisdom of embarking on a four-day, father-daughter paddling trip start at the Magalloway River put-in outside of Errol, New Hampshire, before our canoe even gets wet. I set my water bottle in the stern and throw Dad’s in the bow. He walks over … Read More
“Flightgeist, Las Vegas.” Delta Sky Magazine. March 2013 Download PDF “One of the top outdoor recreation areas in the country sits 17 miles west of the Vegas strip. The Spring Mountains boast big peaks, inspiring hiking trails, approachable mountain biking and some of the best rock climbing in the United States. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is the gateway … Read More
“Vertical Ethiopia: Exploring New Angles of an Ancient Country.” Selmata Magazine. January 2013. Download PDF | View Online “Four women rock climbing in Ethiopia — climbing anywhere, really — are hard to miss. Each of us was adorned with 25 pounds of metal and nylon, and we took turns contorting our hands and feet into orange sandstone as we tried to get … Read More
