tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-372958 2010-02-18T23:42:53-07:00 Words about Mount Everest, mountains, and motivation from professional speaker, climber, and photographer Jake Norton. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e20120a8b53951970b 2010-02-18T23:42:53-07:00 2010-02-18T23:42:53-07:00 Jake Norton I don't know who said it...Perhaps I did. But, regardless, I try to live by it: Life is too short for ego. Perhaps that's why in my life I've tended to gravitate toward, and be friends with, people who, while...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=yWGcuPu_Bpg:0hnOtcT3O1E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=yWGcuPu_Bpg:0hnOtcT3O1E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=yWGcuPu_Bpg:0hnOtcT3O1E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=yWGcuPu_Bpg:0hnOtcT3O1E:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=yWGcuPu_Bpg:0hnOtcT3O1E:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2010/02/thursday-thought-ego-and-thoughts-on-the-top.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e2012877b07168970c 2010-02-17T15:23:37-07:00 2010-02-17T15:23:37-07:00 Jake Norton Tomorrow night (Thursday, February 19, 2010), I'll be presenting my Three Favorite Trips slideshow at Vital Outdoors in downtown Golden, Colorado. As many of you know, I've been fortunate enough to go on some pretty amazing expeditions and trips over...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=Ju4ls1np-7s:-PtIh7CnRoA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=Ju4ls1np-7s:-PtIh7CnRoA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=Ju4ls1np-7s:-PtIh7CnRoA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=Ju4ls1np-7s:-PtIh7CnRoA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=Ju4ls1np-7s:-PtIh7CnRoA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2010/02/slideshow-tomorrow-night-in-golden-at-vital-outdoors.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e201287742b949970c 2010-02-01T14:48:29-07:00 2010-02-01T14:48:29-07:00 Jake Norton Check out the new video for the American Alpine Club. There's some pretty stunning imagery in there, and just one more reason why if you're a climber and not a member, you should join the AAC now! Enjoy! Jake Norton...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=RanI_IXUnEc:U3_LUcTrwek:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=RanI_IXUnEc:U3_LUcTrwek:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=RanI_IXUnEc:U3_LUcTrwek:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=RanI_IXUnEc:U3_LUcTrwek:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=RanI_IXUnEc:U3_LUcTrwek:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2010/02/new-video-for-american-alpine-club.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e2012877228e22970c 2010-01-28T17:40:38-07:00 2010-01-28T17:40:38-07:00 Jake Norton Q: What's the difference between a large pizza and a mountain guide? A: A large pizza can feed a family of four... Mountain guide jokes...they've been around as long as, well, as long as mountain guides, I guess. (Check out...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=vBwXpdYRvOs:MW0pJdSO87c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=vBwXpdYRvOs:MW0pJdSO87c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=vBwXpdYRvOs:MW0pJdSO87c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=vBwXpdYRvOs:MW0pJdSO87c:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=vBwXpdYRvOs:MW0pJdSO87c:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2010/01/thursday-thought-on-guiding.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e2012876fbc52d970c 2010-01-27T15:25:34-07:00 2010-01-27T15:26:44-07:00 Jake Norton Note and apology: This Thursday Thought was supposed to come out last Thursday, January 21, 2010, but in my sick and sleep-deprived state, I hit "draft" instead of "publish", and only noticed the error now. Sorry! * * * *...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=GzWybubnq-U:wuAtJB_JpdM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=GzWybubnq-U:wuAtJB_JpdM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=GzWybubnq-U:wuAtJB_JpdM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=GzWybubnq-U:wuAtJB_JpdM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=GzWybubnq-U:wuAtJB_JpdM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2010/01/thursday-thought-the-storm-years.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e20120a8199fb1970b 2010-01-27T14:43:26-07:00 2010-01-27T14:43:26-07:00 Jake Norton North Face, a film inspired by a true story, follows the adventures of two soldiers, Toni Kurz (Benno Furmann) and Andi Hinterstoisser (Florian Lukas), as they attempt the then-unclimbed (and still epic) North Face of the Eiger. The film's gotten...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=gD_DFx7bfQI:LE2UFNqEYmg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=gD_DFx7bfQI:LE2UFNqEYmg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=gD_DFx7bfQI:LE2UFNqEYmg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=gD_DFx7bfQI:LE2UFNqEYmg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=gD_DFx7bfQI:LE2UFNqEYmg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2010/01/north-face-movie-premiere-at-mountaineering-museum-for-free.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e20120a7f046f7970b 2010-01-19T21:48:23-07:00 2010-01-19T21:48:23-07:00 Jake Norton Many of you have probably already seen this...In fact, by last count on YouTube, nearly 9.2 million people have enjoyed it thus far! But, it was new to me, arriving in my inbox this morning from a friend. Take a...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=gUizjOWf1d4:mQLDesK72u4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=gUizjOWf1d4:mQLDesK72u4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=gUizjOWf1d4:mQLDesK72u4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=gUizjOWf1d4:mQLDesK72u4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=gUizjOWf1d4:mQLDesK72u4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2010/01/palindromic-inspiration.html