Project 365, still making waves!
A short time ago, Duracell created this video below, with our help, to promote the diabetes empowerment message of Project 365. Back in the beginning of the project when Stefanie and I were packing up...
View ArticleNothing fancy, just diabetes on a friday night.
It’s Friday night and everyone in town is out at Karaoke. Springdale UT is a small town, and most everyone in town knows me as the stick in the mud that can’t be convinced to go out and party. I’m not...
View ArticleWhat originates on a farm but doesn’t smell like one? (my shirt, for one)
About two days ago, summer arrived in Zion. It had been spring for the allotted week or so that usually falls just between the damp and clammy chills of winter and the scorching summer heat. As it...
View ArticleJeffrey Lash: Catching air, crushing diabetes!
I want to thank Jeffrey for sharing yet another trip report and his photos with all of us. I met Jeffrey through our Facebook Page where I learned that he has reconnected to climbing at age 32 after a...
View ArticleOutrage
I see a lot of outrage regarding the way that the public percieves diabetes, most recently due to the article that Bill Cosby wrote for the NY Times. Sometimes I feel like I am missing the outrage...
View ArticleDiabetes and climbing in…
One of the first things thoughts I had when I completed my 365th consecutive day of climbing, and Project365 was ‘what next?’ I actually had a great deal of anxiety in the weeks following, trying to...
View ArticleDevils Tower
Devils Tower is a magical place–a lot of who we are today was spawned on the cliffs of this magnificent piece of stone. It was my first proper multipitch climb and it is where I became interested in...
View ArticleAdversity: the greatest teacher
I’d been up devils tower before; twice. The first time in 2009 was a long day, but at that time, I was new to climbing and setting a tedious pace was to be expected. Just prior to Project 365 in 2011 I...
View ArticleNothing to see here folks, move along!
I have a lot going on over the next several weeks, so I want to make sure everyone is in the loop. I am heading to California for some training in sub 100 degree weather for the next week–Kilimanjaro...
View ArticleWhat about the fear?
I got a great question on my Instagram feed recently–and that was “does it get scary up there” (referring to climbing). This made me stop and think as the answer in its entirety defies a simple yes/no...
View ArticleWatch it, share it!
This is our video submission for the Insulindependence Athletic Achievement Award–we are honored to be in the running to win 5,000 dollars that we really need to get the Project365 documentary...
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Spare a rose, save a child
I’ve never been big on Valentines day or any of the other so-called “Hallmark-holidays” that are just geared to make people feel obligated to open their wallets, so when I heard about the “Spare a...
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Waiting and flailing: welcome to life.
The last several weeks have been filled with something I am not accustomed to: waiting. Waiting for the computer to show up. Waiting to download Final Cut Pro to begin editing (it’s not a snap on 256k...
View ArticleBack to normal!
Climbing is pretty exciting. So was Project 365. Now I am working on the documentary about the past year called “In the blood”. I think that it will be exciting–or at least engaging once it’s finished....
View ArticleProject 365 questions answered!
Anything you would’ve done differently over the year? Hindsight is 20/20, so there are many things I would do differently. However, I don’t regret any of the decisions I made in regards to the project....
View ArticleThe possibility of a cure.
I have been reading a few of the articles and blog posts reacting to and discussing the announcement this week from the DRI (Diabetes Research Institute) that they had a BIG announcement. Leighanne...
View ArticleHonesty: the double edged sword
This week has been an amalgam of complex emotions. My blood sugar has been “adjusting” to a new exercise regimen, I have some big plans (relatively speaking) in the works that I am thrilled about but...
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Climbing ‘Safe’ in Pennsylvania
I want to thank Jeffrey for sharing the following trip report and his photos with all of us. I met Jeffrey through our Facebook Page where I learned that he has reconnected to climbing at age 32 after...
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Back on the horse.
It’s been a hectic couple of weeks. Flying around, wrapping up interviews, going to an award ceremony where Stefanie received an exciting honor for her time volunteered during Project 365 (more on that...
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Turning a corner
The process of change has glamorous moments (the reveal) but there is a lot of legwork that goes into that isolated moment. If you have checked out our facebook poll (which I hope you have, because we...
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