Francesca on August 3rd, 2009

It’s been over a month since I left my job and time is ticking down. Since I left, I’ve spent two weeks in the Cascades (trip reports to follow) and summited Mt Shuksan and Mt Rainier.
I’ve received and sorted mounds of gear and decided against carrying more than the essentials. Dragging 50lb packs up two [...]

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Francesca on January 27th, 2009

2009 is going to be a packed year for me. In addition to heading out on a bike expedition in August, I’m spending the whole month of July mountaineering in the Cascades of WA. Wicked cool. My good climbing buddy Indy invited me to join his (third) attempt at a Rainier summit and I decided [...]

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