The Do Better Initiative

mountain...? what mountain?

It was one year ago today when my whole world was turned upside down. I was on a plane coming home from Australia when I got word that the Everest season had been cancelled. I went from the highest of highs, having just completed Summit #5 in eight months, to the lowest of lows, with the quest for Seven Summits in one year now over.

But a lot can change in a year. Here’s to being the one that tears things down and makes big things happen again this year. In three months I leave for Denali. One step up, one step forward.

Pic from Summit #4 Dec 2019. Man is it gonna be painful to rebuy those triple boots and all that climbing gear now. Darn wildfires...

Remember when we could get on planes? ✈️

Since launching my nonprofit, Do Better, in May 2019, I’ve been lucky enough to visit 10 countries to either climb, throw fundraisers, or travel to en route to climbs, climbing 5 of the Seven Summits in just 7 months. Crazy to believe that I’d be in Nepal for a month now, just three weeks out from an Everest summit attempt had everything gone as planned. But the new reality is that nothing goes as planned, and we’re not going anywhere for awhile, so there’s no better time to reminisce.

One never shared before shot from each country (except England due to the 10 photo limit).

Can’t wait to get back outside, on planes, and back to the mountains! Stay inside, stay safe and stay healthy everyone. ❤️

International Mountain GuidesOutdoor Research La Sportiva