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April 9, 2008 |Permalink |Comments (0)
The Rest Step
I am going to be writing more about the slow life over the next couple of weeks.
Here is a a great story that ran on NPR a couple of years ago.
Phil Powers is the executive director of the American Alpine Club
I believe in the importance of pace. I grew up in a frenetic household, both parents working jobs that demanded their attention 24/7. I was little and fast and rushed around, and I still have that person inside me, always at risk of moving too quickly, missing the connection, making mistakes.The forest behind our house offered a peaceful respite. My passion for the vertical world took me from tall trees in my backyard to climbing steep cliffs and crags. As a teen, I was moving easily over the landscapes of the American West and was drawn to higher summits. When I was 19, I learned something called the "rest step" from an old mountain climber named Paul Petzoldt...