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View from Mount Passaconaway

Hiking Passaconaway & Whiteface: A Big 4000-Footer Loop

“Whenever I look back on a climb, it’s always the challenges and the effort I recall more fondly than the views from the summit itself. It’s the climb that fills my being.”— from 4000s by 40 This page reflects scenes from Chapter 13 in 4000s by 40. This was a training hike to prepare me for bigger…

Climb Up Scott's Bowl

Murdock Peak & Scott’s Bowl in Park City: Skiing with Pals

“Why haven’t we been doing this every year?” and “Where are we going next year?” These were great questions.— from 4000s by 40 The page captures images from Chapter 12 in 4000s by 40, where I got to share my midlife crisis with pals. If you’re coping with midlife, or just life in general, and you have…

Snowing at Lonesome Lake

Hiking the Kinsmen: A Great Loop Hike in the White Mountains

“Seemingly meaningless conversations have butterfly effects that lead people to all sorts of places.” — from 4000s by 40 The images on this page reflect scenes from Chapter 11 in 4000s by 40. It was a strange coincidence, but I climbed these around the time a lot was going on with my kin. I suppose the universe…

Broad View from Tecumseh

Skiing Mount Tecumseh: A Different Way to Tackle a 4000-Footer

“Days are days. You can’t wait for better ones, or warmer ones. If you let one day slide, it only gets easier to skip the next one—and before you know it, a heap load of time has passed and you are nowhere closer to reaching your goal.” — from 4000s by 40 This page coincides with…

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Love the mountains? 4000s by 40 is a story of missteps, hard-earned lessons, and the mountains that shape us.
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