admin on August 5th, 2010

Climbing any big mountain always includes many unknowns. The team dynamics, the weather, the snow conditions and even the local culture, political climate and economy come into play. This is the excitement of exploration and adventure.

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admin on July 31st, 2010

Thursday July 29 – Cheget to Moscow
Last night Ryan, Paul, Todd, Humberto and I went out for drinks. Cheget has a very nice atmosphere and there are several restaurants and bars to choose from. My stomach was a little upset (something we have all dealt with at least a couple times on this trip) so [...]

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admin on July 31st, 2010

Tuesday July 27 – Descent to Cheget
After a decent sleep I woke just before 7am. I think I should have slept better considering the lack of sleep I was working on and the amount of energy I had expended, but I found it difficult to sleep last night. Todd and I played cards until 9:30 [...]

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admin on July 28th, 2010

onday July 26 – Summit Day
At 11am we stood on the top of Europe. It was a long and tiring climb, but fun and exciting.
It was very busy in the hut which translated into a lot of noise, but I don’t sleep much before a summit climb anyway. I went to bed about 8pm, but [...]

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admin on July 27th, 2010

Friday July 23 – Azau Hut 2970m – Diesel Hut 4257m
After a great night in the Azau Hut we had a huge breakfast of eggs, bread, cheese, and salami. We then packed up and hit the trail at 9:30am. Hitting the trail is walking to the gondola for a 10 minute ride to Mir Station [...]

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admin on July 18th, 2010

I spent today chasing the sun. We started west, but quickly realized we would not catch it so we turned north and flew directly over the Artic Circle. We finally caught the sun 10 hours later in Moscow.

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admin on July 6th, 2010

Summit and Frontier President Scott Kress will be departing for Russia on July 17. He will be attempting to climb Mount Elbrus which is the tallest mountin in Europe.

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Regardless of who you lead of within what context, followers are looking for the same four basic things from you. These are TRUST, COMPASSION, STABILITY and HOPE.

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admin on December 16th, 2009

Hundreds of thousands of people in Canada are members of Costco. I was fortunate be be interviewed for the November/December 2009 issue. See a link to the article here.
http://www.costcoconnection.ca/connectioncaeng/20091112/?folio=23

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admin on December 11th, 2009

The researchers claim that leaders who feel in over their heads resort to browbeating to protect their egos.

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