The April dump // I really dove into the theme of seeking new experiences this last month. If it was something I haven’t done before or a place I hadn’t seen, I made that experience a new goal // I beat my dad playing pool. // The Serengeti boulder has officially become my nemesis boulder // The most commonly written word in my journal for the month of April: “overslept” // My favorite entry from my journal during the month of April: “Up early, felt good. Ran a half marathon. Slept for like 5 hours. Sushi, pool, pizza” // soft launch
For the last year of my twenties I:
-jumped into the ocean, a lake, a river, or a hot spring at least once a month
-traveled to Iceland just to run a 5k
-ran a marathon (the wrong direction for about 13.5 miles)
-ran a half marathon 6 months later
-ate oysters for the first time
-discovered physical therapy actually helps and it’s not a hoax and I was silly for ever thinking it wouldn’t be helpful
-ate at Royce at least once a month.
-went to a singles night at a brewery
- got a new style of a haircut
-decided to never go to a singles night at a brewery ever again
- saw my first hockey match
-almost but didn’t fall off a 5.9 sport climbing warmup in front of 1. A swarm of pro climbers 2. The ceo of the company I work for
-cooked the Christmas prime rib
/ anyways there was a lot more that went on for 29, and there’s still about a week left. These were just some of the fun things I could think of off the top of my head.
At the beginning of this year, I decided that the theme of my mindset this year needed to be “odyssey.” In previous years, it’d been simpler things like “growth” or “we ball,” but for some reason the word really resonated with me. I really want to seek new experiences, do new things, be out and moving as much as possible. February has been a good gauge for pursuing all that. (Also really excited for the new Odyssey film, not gonna lie) // Going into this year I finally had a better understanding of what it is that I actually want to do with myself. I don’t know how long it’ll actually take for me to get where I want to go, but I at least have to start. A game of chess means nothing if the pieces don’t move. // there’s no such thing as “steep slab.” That’s just vert. // “Strength endurance” is not a real thing, climbers just like to say that when they don’t want to lift weights. Without strength there’s nothing to endure.
January 2026 dump // I’ve found that when things seem bad or overwhelming, there’s really only two things you can do. 1) Take care of yourself, that way you’re ready to help those around you as best as you can. 2) Find what good around you that you can do. Start small and manageable, and as it feels easier, do a little more here and there. // t-shirt weather in the winter feels really, really wrong and worrying // pulley feels healed. Ready to try harder // the theme for 2026 is “odyssey” // I bought my dream bike
Wait until the end // Maybe I didn’t show up with enough stoke or energy. Definitely didn’t show up with enough skin. But I sure am glad I showed up with my dog. And a lot of pads. // This clip made me realize how my pad stack is almost a perfect color palette representation for a sunset in the Happy Boulders. // #bouldering #climbing #rockclimbing #cragdog
The 2025 Highlight Reel // Humbled and thankful for everyone I got to spend time with, everything I got to experience, and everywhere I got go in the last year. // Beyond excited to know that there will only ever be one 2025 in my life. // memento mori // memento vivere
