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  • Introducing Daily Calisthenic

    Happy New Year everyone! If you happen to have a fitness resolution for 2026, you might be interested in the new website/youtube channel I just made! It’s called Daily Calisthenic. The idea is a quick daily workout to get us… Continue reading

  • The Dream of Perfect Suffering

    Buddhism says that suffering can and should be reduced, yet adventurers can’t get enough of it. What can we learn about the human condition from the stark contrast between radical and routine suffering? FOMO is optional Last winter I was… Continue reading

    The Dream of Perfect Suffering

  • Frack Around and Find Out: Ten different ways to carry things on your bike

    Young and naïve, I fracked Ken only a few days after Kelly built him last June [1], committing a front-hefty load for Sierra and I’s five day Olympic Discovery Trail trip. Little did I know then how much learning that… Continue reading

    Frack Around and Find Out: Ten different ways to carry things on your bike

  • Do these nine books meet the moment? Simon’s recommendations from January to April 2025

    Alien Clay (Adrian Tchaikovsky, 2024) Unique science fiction filled with captivating creativity and coursing with current themes. This book delivers an enthralling, inspirational, and revolutionary finale. Three gold stars: ⭐⭐⭐ On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Timothy Snyder,… Continue reading

    Do these nine books meet the moment? Simon’s recommendations from January to April 2025

  • Action Alert for Tomorrow April 19th + Community Resources (Seattle / WA)

    Tired of doomscrolling? Try community building! At this urgent moment in history, please join us in standing for: Where and When: WA Community Resources WA: https://evergreenresistance.org Eastside: https://indivisibleeastside.com Olympia: https://events.pol-rev.com/events/673fc681-0bdc-4c96-b82f-0b707e27e7c2 Seattle: https://seattleindivisible.com/daily-actions/2025/4/17/april-19th-protests-and-seattle-indivisible-activist-orientation/ General Resources https://www.reddit.com/r/50501/ https://activisthandbook.org Continue reading

    Action Alert for Tomorrow April 19th + Community Resources (Seattle / WA)

  • Simon’s Reading Review: 2023-2024

    28 Reads in Self-Improvement, Business, Software Engineering, Climbing, Skiing, and Fiction: Ranked based on how much I learned from each one and how much it resonated with me. Self-Improvement & Business Software Engineering Climbing & Skiing Fiction Continue reading

    Simon’s Reading Review: 2023-2024

  • Adventure Year In Review: 2024

    Climbing Chair Peak, skiing Alyeska, building a new gravel bike, bikepacking the ODT, celebrating my bachelor party, a 14 pitch climb, my wedding, and some fungus! Continue reading

    Adventure Year In Review: 2024

  • Tehaleh Fungus Walk

    Today I went on a walk with Sierra, Carter, my dad, and Susan at their place in Tehaleh to ponder the plentiful proliferations on their local trails. Nearly every ten feet there was something interesting to see on the ground.… Continue reading

    Tehaleh Fungus Walk

  • The Summer Of Bike

    Once upon a time, Sierra and I signed up for both the STP and the RSVP. I also signed up for three gravel races, the Gamble Graveller, Bon Jon Pass Out, and the Whynotchee. We also dreamed of our first… Continue reading

    The Summer Of Bike

  • Absolute Serenity Now (III 5.8 14p)

    We heard whispers of a new 14 pitch adventure sport/slab climb above the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River. It’s true, but there’s a catch. We wouldn’t have done this if there was anyone above us… Climbed by Simon Hoke, Po Fines,… Continue reading

    Absolute Serenity Now (III 5.8 14p)