A passage is about movement, motion and traveling. I have a mantra that has kept me alive in the worst of times, both in the mountains, when everything that could go wrong did go wrong, and in my head, where my fear of impending doom can simply shut me down. It is just this: “Keep Moving … Keep Moving … Keep Moving.”

A Bad Backcountry Day

A Bad Backcountry Day

by Alan Stark February 21, 2012 Mountain Passages

This was just the beginning of a bad day.

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Walking With Willy

Walking With Willy

by Alan Stark January 17, 2012 Mountain Passages

It’s cold tonight as Willy and I get to the top of the hill and head down to Wonderland Lake.

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A Christmas Letter for You

A Christmas Letter for You

by Alan Stark December 8, 2011 Mountain Passages

I’m staring at two things: the calendar that says Christmas is two weeks away and a blank page on my laptop that is the beginning of the annual Christmas letter.

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Five Ages

Five Ages

by Alan Stark November 10, 2011 Mountain Passages

There is a significant birthday in my near future, and I’m a tad bummed by the number.

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A Sailboat, Puppy and Hip

A Sailboat, Puppy and Hip

by Alan Stark September 26, 2011 Mountain Passages

Most of us get to choose our lives. Some of us have been lucky enough to have had some wonderful choices. Some of us have had Sophie’s choices. But good or bad, sometimes what we choose all comes together at the same time.

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Wussing to Ward

Wussing to Ward

by Alan Stark July 20, 2011 Mountain Passages

The ride to Ward is one of those Boulder benchmarks like doing a sub-50 Bolder Boulder, or putting-up all 54 14ers, or driving a car that cost more than your education.

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A Delicate Part

A Delicate Part

by Alan Stark June 14, 2011 Mountain Passages

Some fool talked me into a 340-mile road-bike ride in Utah, so I’ve been spending a good deal of time training over the last couple of weeks.

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