Climbing

Shoulder Surgery

Posted in Biking, Climbing, Ego, Health on June 15th, 2008 by leodirac – 3 Comments

A bit over a week ago I had surgery to keep my arm from falling off. It’s happened at least a half dozen times in the last couple of years — while snowboarding, rock climbing or climbing Mt Rainier. Then the attachment became really weak and it would come off for no good reason at all — just taking off a backpack or even reaching for a glass of water. While I was wiping my ass was definitely the worst. Thank god for awesome roommates. Anyway, after a long process of finding a kick-ass orthopedic surgeon who specializes in shouders…

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Weekend Activity: Climbing Mt. Rainier

Posted in Climbing, Ego on August 2nd, 2007 by leodirac – Be the first to comment

Here’s a shout out to my friends — this weekend I’m making my third attempt to climb Mt. Rainier. (The first two were successful.) But we’re in for a challenge since the glaciers are really broken up. I’m trying to focus this blog on more technology and business issues, so I won’t be talking much about it here. If you’d like to follow along, check out my ironically named outdoors blog Safety Fourth. (Look good, act cool, have fun… Safety fourth!)

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So you want to climb Mt. Rainier?

Posted in Climbing, Health, Personal Growth, Seattle on October 21st, 2006 by leodirac – Be the first to comment

I’ve climbed Mt. Rainier twice now. Once in 1996 and once in 2006. (I hope in 2016 I’m still up for it!) I get a lot of questions from friends who are interested in trying the climb themselves. So I thought I’d write some notes on how you could prepare. First off, if you don’t have a fair amount of rock climbing experience and mountaineering experience, or have a lot of experienced friends who are willing to babysit you, go with a guide service. This year I went without a guide service and I’m really glad I did it. But…

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The end of a 3 volcano summer

Posted in Climbing, Ego on September 18th, 2006 by leodirac – Be the first to comment

Yesterday I summited Mt. St. Helens with some good friends. Due to a tragic ipod accident, we had but a single song to listen to for the entire drive down and the hike — the DRM licenses files all blew up, so the only thing I had left was the one song I had in mp3 format to ensure it survived for Corrie and Mason’s wedding dance. I’m glad it was a song about timelessness and repetition, because I think having a hiking anthem about novelty playing on repeat for hours would have been a jarring. If you’re looking for…

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