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LETTER FROM OUR FOUNDER–FINDING SERENITY
If outdoor time was so important to me, I was sure it was, or could be, to others. Especially in a world where mental health struggles were becoming both more pervasive and acknowledged thanks to our global pandemic misadventures.
Don Rodrigo The Magnificent
Ever since I read “The Old Man and the Sea” as a kid I’ve wondered what it would be like to catch a massive fish. Don Rodrigo the Magnificent may not have been the underwater giant Hemingway describes. But he surely was enormous.
November 29, 2023/by Dwyer HaneyUphill Battle
I felt sure that developing some degree of athleticism would make me feel powerful. But the girls in our church youth group were taught to crochet potholders while the boys were enrolled as scouts and sent on fifty-mile backpacking trips.
November 29, 2023/by Beth LopezPlaying with Fire
Like the rest of the climbers who abscond to the remote yet burgeoning village of El Chaltén, Argentina each austral summer, we had put our trust in the multi-directional arrows and EKG-like squiggles of NOAA’s meteogram forecast.
November 29, 2023/by Andy AndersonMoving Through Fear
That April he reached another goal: become the world’s oldest heli skier. The next year he was even more ambitious. He wanted to ski as many days as he was old—96. But he one-upped himself. Junior ended the 2021/2022 season with 101 days under his belt.
November 29, 2023/by Ayja BounousConflict of Interests
When a series of unfortunate (or misguided) events found me in Utah nearing the end of my proverbial rope, in an act of desperation (or salvation?), I caved; I gave up on my monolithic faith in climbing. I needed another out. I bought a bike.
November 29, 2023/by Adam RiserLetter from our Editor
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.” — T.S. Elliot
November 29, 2023/by SamCall and Response
Our song poured over each granite block and pooled into every undulation between Bighorn Peak and Lone Peak. The two summits soar above much of the Wasatch skyline, linked by a snaggle-toothed ridge nicknamed “Nope Ridge” by locals for its inhospitality.
November 29, 2023/by Beth LopezCloser Than You Think—Nocs
As epic as our storied adventures are, it's the simple, focused effort toward connection that drives us—whether that’s connection with self, with each other, or with nature. And as Chris McKleroy (founder, Nocs Provisions) says, “It’s closer than you think.”
November 29, 2023/by SamReconnection | Wonder + Joy
Sometimes I experience so much dread the night before a predicted powder day that I start looking for excuses for why I shouldn’t go. When I bail, I spend the rest of the day scrolling through photos posted by others on social media and believing I made a horrible mistake.
November 29, 2023/by Ayja BounousHow to Retire at 25
My sense of self-worth used to be tied to my job performance and I found I’d get frustrated and anxious if things weren’t going according to plan (even if it was beyond my control). I learned a lot about what really matters to me out there and I think I’m a more confident, balanced person because of that.
November 29, 2023/by Dwyer HaneyBigger Picture
From these intrepid beginnings, the Wasatch Mountain Film Festival took root and steadily grew into a multi-day annual gathering that not only brings Salt Lake’s outdoor community together—it grows that community, too.
November 29, 2023/by Beth LopezWalking With Intention
We started Hence with a mission to create something meaningful. The team is built and driven to seek, learn, and help tell the stories of those doing difficult things and experiencing the natural environment around them.
November 29, 2023/by Scott