Aras wrote a nice post on climbing, kayaking and life. Nice work, glad to see you posting again.

Danger doesn’t motivate me as much as it does Aras when it comes to outdoor activities. It’s not that there aren’t dangers; after all I go solo backpacking which isn’t exactly what your life insurance agent recommends. My outdoor activities are more motivated by feeling alive and discovering beauty. It does seem like I’ve gradually upped the risk level over the years, but that was more of a side effect I think. (Now Aras might disagree with this assessment since he has been in the woods with me more than a few times.)