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The Impossible List

I recently became aware of the impossible list:

A bucket list is focused [on] what you do before you die, the impossible list is focused on how you live.

Here’s mine:

Climb

  • Lead 5.9 trad
  • Sleep on a porta-ledge while big wall climbing
  • Summit a technical alpine peak
  • Climb El Capitan in Yosemite
  • Climb in Patagonia
  • Become an IFMGA-certified Guide
    • Become and AMGA-certified Rock Guide
    • Become an AMGA-certified Single Pitch Instructor [Oct. 2024]
  • Climb Wallface in the remote High Peaks of New York [Oct. 2023]

Hike

Run

  • Run a marathon
  • Run an ultramarathon
  • Complete an Ironman course
  • Run a half-marathon [Oct. 2023]

Travel

  • Visit Japan
  • Visit Alaska
  • Visit all the national parks in the USA
  • Swim on the beaches of Australia (such as Bells Beach)
  • Stay at the Sheldon Chalet on Mt. Denali

Work

  • Open my own guiding service [Nov. 2024]
  • Open a climbing gym
  • Open a doggy daycare with a bar
  • Combine ^^^all three^^^ businesses into one unstoppable place of awesomeness
  • Establish the go-to spot for Adirondack climbers with camping and socializing (a la Miguel’s Pizza of Red River Gorge)

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