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		<title>&#8220;Keep the good momentum up. Life’s more fun when you move.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://mountainblogs.com/2012/06/28/keep-the-good-momentum-up-lifes-more-fun-when-you-move/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Troeger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t write the title to the post, nor did I write the blog post I&#8217;m referencing- but I wish did.  It&#8217;s written by Will Gadd, who, in my eyes, is a true adventurer.  Some of you may not like what he has to say, and some of you may not appreciate the way he says [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mountainblogs.com&#038;blog=2417825&#038;post=419&#038;subd=mountainblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adventures of Sleep&#8230; or lack thereof</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Troeger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life is something you do when you can’t sleep.  - Fran Lebowitz I’ve heard people say that when you get older, you don’t sleep as much.  That certainly isn’t going to be a change for me.  I don’t sleep very well.  I never have and probably never will.  Don’t get me wrong.  I don’t hate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mountainblogs.com&#038;blog=2417825&#038;post=416&#038;subd=mountainblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Totally Committed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Troeger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” Ed Vestures, from his book No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World’s 14 Highest Peaks.   When climbing a mountain, getting to the top is optional. You can turn back at any time. Once you’ve reached the summit and shouted at the top of your lungs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mountainblogs.com&#038;blog=2417825&#038;post=413&#038;subd=mountainblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nitchevo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Troeger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early in my career as a college admissions officer, I was fortunate to be selected to spend part of a summer at the Summer Institute on College Admissions at Harvard University.  While the purpose of the institute was to develop and grow future University admissions officers, its intent was to also provide a more in-depth understanding [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mountainblogs.com&#038;blog=2417825&#038;post=408&#038;subd=mountainblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunity = Adventure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Troeger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people looking at this picture wouldn&#8217;t think much of it, aside from the fact that it shows a person rock climbing. But, look a little closer and you&#8217;ll see a lot of desire and an opportunity. There are many people who have no desire to go rock climbing. That&#8217;s OK. The sport is not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mountainblogs.com&#038;blog=2417825&#038;post=406&#038;subd=mountainblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is your Land of Beyond?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Troeger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Service was a poet who became popular writing verse about the Yukon gold rush in early 1900. He is often referred to as &#8220;the Bard of the Yukon&#8221; and is best known for his poems &#8220;The Shooting of Dan McGrew&#8221; and &#8220;The Cremation of Sam McGee&#8221;, from his first book, Songs of a Sourdough. My [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mountainblogs.com&#038;blog=2417825&#038;post=403&#038;subd=mountainblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure in the Little Things</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Troeger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mountainblogs.com/?p=396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ten years ago, a good friend lost her battle with cancer. It was heartbreaking to many of us. Karen was an inspiration to her family and friends, and, with her work with the Helsinki Commission, the world. Karen was also someone who was full of passion and experienced many adventures throughout her life. I was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mountainblogs.com&#038;blog=2417825&#038;post=396&#038;subd=mountainblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good Adventures, No Matter the Outcome</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Troeger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This picture was taken in my garage. It shows some of my race numbers that I wore in mountain bike races I have taken part in over the past several years. Several of them are from the 24 Hours of Snowshoe race where my teammates and I completed as many circuits, up and down Snowshoe [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mountainblogs.com&#038;blog=2417825&#038;post=389&#038;subd=mountainblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomy of an Adventure (in Everything)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Troeger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I met Matt Walker last year when I attended the Cochise Stronghold Rock Climbing Camp, hosted by his adventure company, Inner Passage.  Matts patience as a teacher and leader made the three days of instruction and climbing in the desert south of Tuscon, Arizona, an amazing experience.   I walked away from that camp learning far more about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mountainblogs.com&#038;blog=2417825&#038;post=376&#038;subd=mountainblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Her Race&#8230; Her Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Troeger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife was doing consulting work in the Greenville, South Carolina area which required her to be there over New Years. Instead of letting her celebrate alone, I surprised her by flying down that weekend to be with her. In support of my endeavor of &#8220;50 Adventures&#8221;, my wife asked to join me on my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mountainblogs.com&#038;blog=2417825&#038;post=366&#038;subd=mountainblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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