“Culturally, for some reason, we attribute mental illness as a weakness and that’s definitely not the case.” – Kolby Ziemendorf Climb a mountain to help conquer suicide. On this episode, we are fortunate to have Kolby Ziemendorf, co-founder of 46Climbs. 46Climbs is an annual event and organization that encourages many individuals across the United States […]
“The number one rule in mountaineering is that summiting is optional, but making it down to try again is mandatory.” Evan Lindenmayer This week’s guest is the one and only Evan Lindenmayer. Evan currently lives in Los Angeles, California and runs an outdoor adventure club that brings people to adventures that invigorate life into them. […]
How often do you get bogged down by stress or caught up in the mundane? It happens to all of us far too often. In an effort to relieve stress and keep myself clear in the mind, I have been doing the #7DayLocalParkChallenge. I went to 7 different local parks for 7 straight days (almost…) […]
“If you want to do something, it is so corny, but the time is now. When else are you going to have the time to do it? You just don’t know. So I think that if you make a plan and you want to do it, you just gotta get after it.” – Elissa Madonia […]
This brief episode is all about the #7DayLocalParksChallenge that I started this past fall in an effort to give local parks the attention they deserve and to encourage myself (and you all too!) to get outside regularly! I am bringing the challenge back and will be taking part over the next week and documenting the […]
“I challenge every single one of you, no matter what field you guys are in – no matter what career you guys have, every single person can use where they are as a platform to affect the people around you. Be it mental health, be it the outdoors, you know, promoting the outdoors, be it […]
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney. To Summit Up’s first birthday is coming up and it has come A LONG WAY since those early days. This entire progression has been an incredible learning process and I am super proud of what it is becoming. Let’s continue […]