Climbing Angelic Mt. Fuji - Jeffrey
“This was the first time that I had felt really really small, but also complacent… like the world is right, the world is just, and the...
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- Feb 28
- 6 min
Rescued After a Freak Accident - Erik
“We were three and a half miles from our cars. It wasn’t far at all but it doesn’t matter. If you're a quarter mile away from the road...
- Jan 31
- 4 min
77 Rubik’s Cubes While Running 5K - Nitin
“It's a very cool feeling knowing that no one else in the world had done that before. It was definitely very special because I had been...
- Dec 7, 2020
- 4 min
India: A Shock to the Core - David
“What I knew of the world was nothing until I went to India. It's the most culturally impactful place you can travel. It will change your...
- Nov 23, 2020
- 6 min
Beginner Backpacker - Mike
“I think one thing that happens on those trails if you do them day after day, week after week is that you develop a real toughness that...
- Nov 8, 2020
- 6 min
Sweat Lodge Spiritual Awakening - Tim
“Listening to their songs, I was enamored. I saw a spirit in there. I felt the heartbeat of the Earth. I saw my entire path unfold and I...
- Aug 3, 2020
- 5 min
Exchange in Taiwan - Callie
“This was going to be a completely new experience for me because I would immerse myself in a culture very different from the one I grew...
- May 25, 2020
- 4 min
Elk hunting - Anonymous
“I'm just there holding my bow back for quite a while and he's just staring at me. I didn't know what to think at that point. My heart...
- May 17, 2020
- 5 min
Culture Shock in Europe - Claire
“It's the best feeling: having a little bit of independence when you don't usually. When you get that little bit of freedom, it's...
- May 1, 2020
- 4 min
Whitewater Waterfall - Dan
"It was just white water everywhere—white water and sharp rocks and I thought, ‘There is no way we are going down this.’” Thrusting out...
- Apr 23, 2020
- 4 min
The Sanguine Humours - Patrick
“Everyone was on fire. Everyone was great on their own and also great together. I don't remember a single pickup or joke that felt flat.”...
- Apr 19, 2020
- 4 min
Like a Bird - Paula
“You're looking down and it's like you're in this surreal out-of-body experience. You're almost like watching yourself do it; it's almost...
- Apr 18, 2020
- 3 min
Happiness on the Houseboat - Sophia
“There’s just something about that time of night when you’re looking at the stars, you know who you are as a person.” As “Sleep Talking”...
- Feb 29, 2020
- 5 min
Climbing Half Dome - Carlos
“I was relieved, elated, and trying to breathe deeply to take it all in: the beauty of the terrain, the sheer immensity of the valley,...
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