The Shorts — If The Shoe Fits
If The Shoe Fits “I followed my friend through the small, dark weight room in a crusty garage-like building left over from the station’s army days and up a narrow, twisted staircase,” remembers Hilary Oliver. “Behind the door at the top of those stairs hid a magical place.” Drudgery and boredom ruled most of Hilary’s […]
The Shorts — Powder and Hookah Smoke
Powder and Hookah Smoke “In the end, Iran’s spirit took me completely and pleasantly by surprise,” writes Greg Buzulencia. “The benevolence I received inspired me to approach every situation with a more open mind. Doing so opened up the world in a way I hadn’t expected.” Greg left for the Middle East with dreams of […]
The Shorts — Commit Fully
Commit Fully “Our four seater plane touched down on a small gravel bar in the heart of the Brooks Range. We unloaded. The engine roared back to life, and the plane disappeared down valley into the blue-gray mountains. Then, the mosquitoes came,” writes Fitz Cahall. In May, Fitz received an email that contained a golden […]
The Shorts — Squalls
Squalls “This was one of those rare moments in life where you must act or die and everything was therefore very simple—although the outcome remained unclear,” writes Kim Campbell. “If I lived, I knew that I could manage what followed. It was like a dare and a promise.” Today, we bring you the story of […]
The Shorts — The Hourglass
The Hourglass “By midweek, I can’t focus on my duties at work, and spend most of my time on Summitpost and Mountain Project,” writes Niki Yoblonski. “There are so many things in the world I want to see–so many mountains to climb, things to discover. I have to get out of there.” Yet, inevitably, Sunday […]
The Shorts–Painkillers and Perspective
Painkillers and Perspective “All of my friends kayaked. All of the trips we went on were kayaking trips. When not kayaking, we talked about kayaking,” writes Sarah Paul. In the four years since she left home, Sarah had constructed her whole identity around whitewater kayaking. Then, on the first day of a whitewater rafting guide […]
The Shorts — Sleeping Bag Metamorphosis
Sleeping Bag Metamorphosis “After a summer of bussing tables and lifeguarding, I had saved up enough and I was finally going to get it. My ticket to anywhere I wanted to be,” writes Anya Miller. “I was a little worried about the money, but I was in complete realization that anything I actually wanted to […]
The Shorts — Two Wheels to Anywhere
Two Wheels to Anywhere “We opened my aunt’s basement door and walked into the dusty room. Among cardboard boxes and carpentry tools stood a bright red bicycle. The frame had a few patches of rust. The components looked clunky and the gears grated roughly when I spun the pedals. It had no seat post or […]
The Shorts — Blind Date with the Desert
Blind Date with the Desert “My first few days in Moab’s red rock desert were like a blind date where everything went wrong,” writes Hilary Oliver. “For one, it was August. My metal aviator sunglasses got so hot in the sun that I couldn’t smile or they’d burn my cheeks.” Four years later, Hilary and […]
