The Magic of Serendipity

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/96456978″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]You might remember a story about climbers in the Magic Kingdom. It sounded like a dream job- climbing, secret lairs and cutting to the front of the roller coaster line. Our inbox flooded with emails about how to apply. But the program was canceled in 2007. Until last year. In an audition room filled with sponsored climbers and underground crushers, Susanica Tam felt her resume paled in comparison. Could climbing a mini-Matterhorn change Susanica’s outlook on climbing?

Today, we present our annual Year of Big Ideas. We went out into our community and listened to what you want to do in 2013. Here’s to saying yes to new opportunities, stretching ourselves, and embracing a little spontaneity.

Music: Number Fourteen by Gladkill   •   Covered in Spiders by Pumice   •   Never in a Million Years by Apollo Brown   •   Far from Portland by Lau   •   Requiem for Stateway by Thaione Davis

Music provided by IODA Promonet.