Posts in Health & Training
7 Tips to Hiking and Summiting Your First Fourteener Mountain

7 Tips to Hiking & Summiting Your First Fourteener | Some consider hiking a 14er one of the ultimate hiking achievements, and there are over 96 total 14,000 ft. peaks in the United States! In this post I review planning, training, and 7 tips to set yourself up for a successful summit of a 14er mountain. With a bit of planning and training, you'll reach heights you never thought were imaginable! | shedreamsofalpine.com

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7 Reasons Why You Should Learn Wilderness First Aid (+ How to Find a WFA or WFR Course)

7 Reasons Why You Should Learn Wilderness First Aid (+ How to Find a WFA or WFR Course) | Being prepared in the backcountry includes learning wilderness first aid. Here are seven reasons why you should take a wilderness medicine course – plus how to find a wilderness first aid or wilderness first responder course. | shedreamsofalpine.com

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The 3 Lesser-Known Benefits of Prioritizing Outdoor Activities and Outdoor Adventure in Your Life

The 3 Lesser-Known Benefits of Prioritizing Outdoor Activities and Outdoor Adventure in Your Life | In this post I’m going to be talking about The 3 Lesser-known benefits of Outdoor Activities and Outdoor Adventure in your life so that you can better understand why making the time to get outside is so beneficial and essential to your self-care and personal growth even if you’re a busy mom or have a lot on your plate with work or school. | shedreamsofalpine.com

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Insanely Delicious Vegan Backpacking Food with Maya Kaimal’s Everyday Dals

Insanely Delicious Vegan Backpacking Food with Maya Kaimal’s Everyday Dals | Let’s face it. Delicious backpacking food that is ALSO healthy can be hard to come by. So naturally, I was thrilled when Maya Kaimal reached out to me about trying their Everyday Dals, which are a perfectly sized for the ultimate vegan backpacking meal. In this post I’ll reveal what I love about them the most and which of the flavors is my absolute favorite! | shedreamsofalpine.com

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3 Boozy Warm Winter Drinks to Make on Your Next Outdoor Adventure

3 Delicious & Boozy Warm Winter Drinks to Make on Your Next Outdoor Adventure | Winter is here, and that’s no excuse to stop going into the mountains and exploring the outdoors! Stay warm with 3 of our favorite warm boozy winter drink recipes that we love to pack up with our Stanley flask and thermos and enjoy at the our favorite campsite or at the top of our favorite peak. These drinks are easy to make, portable, and delicious! Stay warm this winter my friends and have fun in the mountains! | shedreamsofalpine.com

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Training Update: End of 8 week Transition Period, Beginning of a 16 week Base Period

I bet you were thinking I'd have given up on my training experiment by now (using the methods and program described by the book Training for the New Alpinism). Although I missed a couple of planned days here and there, I mostly stuck to my 8 week transition period plan. Woo hoo! And shame on you for not believing in me.

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Rock Climbing Self Rescue

There I was, belaying Michael up from the trad anchor I had just set up on this 5.10a multipitch climb in Owen's River Gorge, CA. All of a sudden my rope went tight. What the heck? That's when I heard the crash of a boulder on the ground and I peered over the edge to find Michael knocked out cold. Fuck.

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