Carol Evans, Reid Hartsell and John Becker were so kind as to have me speak in detail about outdoor opportunities in East Tennessee and my training in Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness. John asked some great questions and we laughed as I … Continued
Hike with John Quillen Would love to have you join me and Legacy Parks to share a great trail on which I trained for many mountain adventures right in the heart of Knoxville. Free to the public. RSVP is … Continued
An edited version of this story was published in Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine, June 2019 Below is my full account of our summit push, Mt. Everest in May of 2018. Redemption on Top of the World … Continued
When Highlanders and Hell Guys get together, some serious laundry is getting done. Myers torches one in this iconic shot. (We had hoped to be joined by Frank W, but he accepted a new position and had to move to … Continued
It was time to finish this project started a couple months back. Saturday found us in perfect weather in great stead to tackle this beast. Fire is sometimes cleansing and it certainly scoured the soil. We climbed 3700 feet … Continued
When I heard there may be several inches of snow up high on Easter Eve, I reminisced about the epic “Easter Freeze” trip from 12 years ago. So I am re-posting that trip since I obviously am not out this … Continued
It was one year ago when Laurel and I packed up and headed to Nepal for the grand Everest adventure. As we speak, teams are snaking their way up the Khumbu valley for their own shot at earth’s highest peak. … Continued
Spring break. And I desperately needed some snow time. Work was killing me, I’ve been pulling 12 hour days. So, off I went. Tahoe has had 40 feet of snow this year. It’s a record snowpack in all my many … Continued
It was a another in a string of quick hit backcountry trips and Friday afternoon saw me hitting the trail from top of the world down into Cane Creek. I went at the invitation of Curt and Brian who were … Continued
