Monthly Archives: April 2017

Cho Oyu Recap April-May 2016 It’s hard to imagine presently that one year ago I was shivering nightly in a minus 40 degree sleeping bag trying to figure out how to thaw a seemingly permanently frozen big toe. It was Andrea’s … Continued

Ijams to reopen climbing crag before watchdog group sues Travis Dorman , USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee7:51 p.m. ET April 7, 2017 (Photo: Paul Efird)   More than six months after Ijams Nature Center closed Knoxville’s main outdoor climbing spot due to a … Continued

 (If you didn’t get to see the last post recapping our France excursion, scroll down for details) The Mayor, aka my brother Todd, is back in TN for good.  So first order of business was for us, upon my return … Continued