tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-372958 2009-11-12T07:45:15-07:00 Words about Mount Everest, mountains, and motivation from professional speaker, climber, and photographer Jake Norton. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e20120a679c13d970b 2009-11-12T07:45:15-07:00 2009-11-12T07:42:59-07:00 Jake Norton I love religions. The philosophies underlying the great faiths of our world never cease to amaze and intrigue me. In college, at Colorado College, I was a dual major in History and Philosophy, with a special emphasis on South Asia....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=Xys0HBR75fM:tjKWOEa8GjI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=Xys0HBR75fM:tjKWOEa8GjI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=Xys0HBR75fM:tjKWOEa8GjI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=Xys0HBR75fM:tjKWOEa8GjI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=Xys0HBR75fM:tjKWOEa8GjI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2009/11/thursday-thought-david-rhodes-sparks-on-belief.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e20120a66ebe84970b 2009-11-11T12:16:28-07:00 2009-11-11T12:16:28-07:00 Jake Norton Last week, I wrote about the tragic death of Morgan Boisson, which in turn led me t o a post about High Altitude Cerebral Edema, or HACE. This morning there was yet another sad reminder of the dangers of altitude...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=xwQcOezkreM:xy5flcH_7UU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=xwQcOezkreM:xy5flcH_7UU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=xwQcOezkreM:xy5flcH_7UU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=xwQcOezkreM:xy5flcH_7UU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=xwQcOezkreM:xy5flcH_7UU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2009/11/the-basics-of-altitude-a-primer-on-ams-hace-hape-part-ii.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e20120a6b1dac2970c 2009-11-06T10:39:42-07:00 2009-11-06T10:39:42-07:00 Jake Norton On South Georgia in 2004...Felt pretty remote to me! I've been to some pretty remote places...or so I thought. Western Tibet. South Georgia. Borneo. But, according to an article in this month's issue of New Scientist, these aren't really that...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=OrR9DDAbY98:3PoT3BL7bic:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=OrR9DDAbY98:3PoT3BL7bic:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=OrR9DDAbY98:3PoT3BL7bic:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=OrR9DDAbY98:3PoT3BL7bic:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=OrR9DDAbY98:3PoT3BL7bic:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2009/11/the-remotest-place-on-earth.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e20120a6acc8e2970c 2009-11-05T12:33:31-07:00 2009-11-05T12:33:08-07:00 Jake Norton I've long been an admirer of Harold William "Bill" Tilman (1898-1977). I first encountered his name - and his legend - on my first trip to Nepal in 1992. My trip leader, Nick Yardley, and our sirdar, Urgen Sherpa, pointed...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=nipwFE1W_7Y:0x5IJMxt3b4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=nipwFE1W_7Y:0x5IJMxt3b4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=nipwFE1W_7Y:0x5IJMxt3b4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=nipwFE1W_7Y:0x5IJMxt3b4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=nipwFE1W_7Y:0x5IJMxt3b4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2009/11/thursday-thought-the-oftforgotten-h-w-bill-tilman.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e20120a6337995970b 2009-11-04T15:59:18-07:00 2009-11-04T15:59:44-07:00 Jake Norton Altitude has been on my mind a lot recently; my colleagues and I at the American Mountaineering Museum are putting the final touches on a new exhibit called Thin Air: Altitude and Oxygen. It will open at the Museum this...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=iR3klImfiRc:lZXHO9VUl9c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=iR3klImfiRc:lZXHO9VUl9c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=iR3klImfiRc:lZXHO9VUl9c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=iR3klImfiRc:lZXHO9VUl9c:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=iR3klImfiRc:lZXHO9VUl9c:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2009/11/the-basics-of-altitude-a-primer-on-ams-hace-hape.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e20120a64ea639970b 2009-11-03T09:02:43-07:00 2009-11-03T09:02:43-07:00 Jake Norton There's an abundance of photography competitions out there these days, from the best fish photos to landscapes and nature, even the "Weird Beard Photo Contest". Shining through the haze is a competition that brings out essential stories of humanity throughout...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=X7H751dzjR8:xZHKpFoBUkg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=X7H751dzjR8:xZHKpFoBUkg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=X7H751dzjR8:xZHKpFoBUkg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=X7H751dzjR8:xZHKpFoBUkg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=X7H751dzjR8:xZHKpFoBUkg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2009/11/anthropographia-human-rights-in-images.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452942669e20120a6363f07970b 2009-10-29T13:52:32-06:00 2009-10-29T13:52:32-06:00 Jake Norton I've always been enamored with Teddy Roosevelt. A gallant, eloquent statesman, he was also an ardent supporter of conservation in all its facets. And, he was a passionate explorer and climber. In fact, Roosevelt was descending from the summit of...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=VZ1x_ARc2_o:vjBB1TsYhs0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=VZ1x_ARc2_o:vjBB1TsYhs0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?i=VZ1x_ARc2_o:vjBB1TsYhs0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=VZ1x_ARc2_o:vjBB1TsYhs0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?a=VZ1x_ARc2_o:vjBB1TsYhs0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMountainworldBlog?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://blog.mountainworldproductions.com/2009/10/thursday-thought-criticism-conservation-politics-by-teddy-roosevelt.html