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"The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters." – Conrad Anker

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Watching a sunset from the top of Worcester Mountain. Summits are weird; so much of hiking and mountaineering is about getting to the top and safely back down, and only a sliver of the pursuit involves *being* there, in those beautiful places with their amazing vistas. Once you're there there, the only thing to do is catch your breath and head back down. The whole way down, I'm buoyed by the time I spent there, wishing I could have stayed. For what? I don't know. The sense of accomplishment, of meeting a challenge? Whatever that fleeting feeling is, I'm hooked. #hiking #optoutside #vermont #mountains #hike #summit #nature #everyoneswilderness #sunset #latergram

Sunset over the summit of Mount Mansfield, viewed from the top of Worcester Mountain. I had no idea this view happened at sunset up there, but it was surreal to find myself alone on the summit looking at this. #sunset #mountains #mountmansfield #vermont #publiclands #hiking #trailrunning #optoutside

We sent, it rained, and we sent some more. I was reading @wfmft recently and he advised climbing at local crags year-round in all sorts of different conditions. Because alpinism isn't exactly beachy. Here's @eikkaj cruising up Quiggly at Bolton Dome. The volunteer work that's gone into the trails, signage and bolt replacement up there is truly amazing - it's only been open for a few months! Big ups to @crag_vt and @accessfund for making it happen. #climbing #cragvt #boltondome #vermont #everyoneswilderness #helmetup #optoutside #rockclimbing

Perfect day cruising up Chapel Pond slab with @noahroulat. First time climbing granite and I think I'm in love. The Adirondacks are an adventure climbing playground! Using gear anchors instead of bolts was a really neat way to take on a climb, and it felt good to have some freedom in choosing our own belay stances. Really excited to get back out there and up some more routes! #climbing #adventure #tradisrad #newyork #adirondacks #helmetup #everyoneswilderness #optoutside #multipitch

Summit doggo is ready for more. Lana has climbed more mountains in our first year with her than I did in the first half of my 20s (maybe that says more about me than her). She scrambles up any obstacles in her way, and whenever I think she is getting tired she gets another burst and sprints right past me. When we adopted her from @joshuafunddogs I knew I wanted a companion for the mountains, and Lana couldn't be a better one. ❤️🐾 #dogsofinstagram #hike #hiking #vermont #optoutside #everyoneswilderness #summer #explore #hikevt #dog #doggo

Living in the clouds in Colorado. #fog #mist #clouds #mountains #colorado #estespark #rockymountains #rockymountainnationalpark #rmnp

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