The Shorts--Let Joy Rule Your Life

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2017

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

"I used to go climbing in the same way people would go to a well, a source of life equally routine and sacred. It would fill me up--leave me refreshed and full after a hard day in the mountains," writes Keith Erps. "After Ryan's death, climbing appeared dark and ugly. I wanted to love it, but had to find a new answer to the 'why' questions." For many of us, the relationship we have with the outdoors stretches back longer than most of our friendships. But what do we do when what should have been a type one fun day in the mountains turns into the worst day of our lives? How do we redefine our relationships with the activities we love? Ryan's family started a scholarship in his name to help underserved youth get outside. You can donate here. You can find more of Keith's writing here.

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0:12.5	what's next? What's next is simple. It's human power and it's finding the joy
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0:57.6	wild.
1:02.2	Matt Ryan and I munched on our breakfast and sipped instant coffee as we took in
1:06.5	the peaks and pines of the North Cascades. Despite the warm spring days, snow
1:11.0	still covered the upper halves of the peaks and the glacial runoff forced the
1:14.4	rivers and nearby falls to swell. A few wispy clouds decorated the bright blue sky.
1:19.6	It was the kind of thing you put on a postcard. We slammed the cart trunk,
1:24.4	adjusted our packs and found our way onto the trail. After a few minutes we
1:29.1	emerged from the woods and began to work our way up the steep talus field.
1:32.0	Switch backing between large boulders and loose gravel. Some large clouds
1:36.6	moved in and protected us from baking directly in the sun as our thighs
1:40.1	started to burn from the approach. We finally arrived at the base of our climb
1:44.1	and threw it on our packs. It took a few photos, maybe a preclimbing
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