Posted by Patrick - January 2, 2011 - Adventure, Backpacking, Life, Travel
Well here we are, the beginning of 2011, I hope you are not suffering too bad from over zealous celebration. Now it is time to both reflect on a year gone by and project forward. For me 2010 was a year of great accomplishment. I met a lot of people this year on the internet who did not kill me, actually they turned out to be some of my best friends. My climbing ability jumped nearly 2 grades. I climbed Devils Tower in Wyoming. I went to Los Angeles, something I’ve wanted to do for quite some time.
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Posted by Patrick - October 31, 2010 - Adventure, Travel
A few months back when I took a trip to Colorado I had the pleasure of staying with a few friends in the Boulder area for a couple days. During our stay the folks I was traveling with and I got a chance to experience the Boulder area as if we were locals. While we were there we got to experience places like Pearl Street Pub, The Pedestrian Mall, and Dots just to name a few. Many of these places would have been easily overlooked by a tourist and this is where staying with locals really helped out. Dots was an especially unique experience. The environment was right out of the sixties, and the breakfast was great. Best buttermilk biscuits i’ve eaten.
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Posted by Patrick - August 2, 2010 - Adventure, Backpacking
Well the time has finally come. in two days I will be heading west for the first time in my life. Really i’m quite surprised i’ve waited this long to do so. Wednesday evening I will be flying out of Philadelphia bound for Denver Colorado. This trip will be a culmination of things for me, such as adventure, exploration, climbing, friends, and hopefully some self discovery. I don’t really have any set in stone plans, and I kind of like that feeling. Though I really don’t have an itinerary, I do have some places I intend to try to get to, of course as you would imagine these destinations are climbing or hiking related. The places I want to get to are Eldorado Canyon, The Flatirons, and possibly a 14er. One thing I forgot to mention, There is one plan on this trip: Devils Tower. Devil’s Tower is a rock feature located in NortheasternWyoming, We intend to climb the Durrance route to the summit. I really hope that everything goes great on this trip and I get to see and experience a lot. when I return, expect a full report at www.campthesummit.com
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Posted by Patrick - September 23, 2009 - Adventure, Backpacking
Next week i will be finally heading into the wilderness for a well needed several days away from society. i was supposed to do this in June in the White mountains of New Hampshire, but that was foiled from a broken foot i sustained. fortunately for me, my friend was kind enough to extend me an invite to his home in Atlanta, followed by several days on the AT in northern Georgia. I just finished gathering a few essentials this week such as a Snow Peak Litemax stove and and a GSI pinnacle soloist cooking system to complement the array of other gear i already own. of course as usual expect plenty of photos when i return, and provided my blackberry battery holds, updates from the trail can be had at www.twitter.com/patrickgensel.
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