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03 Mar

Posted at 10:21h in Environmental Journalism, Film Review, Mountain Film by
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Several documentaries in recent years have made American consumers rethink the many products they purchase and…well… consume. Outrage over the seemingly irreparable harm imposed upon the planet and our personal health is compelling many to make proactive choices to rid their lives of plastic single-use disposable containers. The film Bag It directed by Suzan Beraza may very well prompt eco-minded consumers to make those changes permanent.

28 Feb

Posted at 12:32h in Environmental Protection, Manic Media Monday, Mountain Film, Photography, Skiing by
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Protests over collective bargaining continue into their third week here in Wisconsin.  Despite a turnout of almost 80,000 who reject the Budget Repair Bill, Governor Walker is holding firm in his assertion that the State’s deficit of $137 million can only be resolved by stripping unions of their right to negotiate for benefits such as better working conditions and health care. Although this blog is dedicated to telling stories about the sustainable active lifestyle it’s important that we recognize the value that hard working public employees bring to...

19 Nov

Posted at 14:59h in Banff, Film Festival, Interview, Mountain Film by
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http://media.blubrry.com/joytripproject/joytrip2019.mhwebstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/StonesIntoSchools.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Email | RSS | MoreAn interview with the author Greg Mortenson It’s been on the New York Times bestseller list for 197 weeks. The book Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin continues to engage and inspire millions of people around world. This story of one man’s journey to build schools for children in the most remote regions Pakistan and Afghanistan has helped to forge a better understanding of how...

12 Nov

Posted at 08:00h in Banff, Climbing, Film Festival, Film Review, Interview, Mountain Film, Podcast by
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http://media.blubrry.com/joytripproject/joytrip2019.mhwebstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Pointofnoreturn.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Email | RSS | MoreAn interview with Sender Films producers Nick Rosen and Peter Mortimer I just got back from the Banff Mountain Film Festival. Held every year in November at the Banff Center in Alberta, Canada this celebration of alpine culture marks the end of one adventure season and the beginning of the next. After putting in time at the MountainFilm Festival Telluride and few other events throughout the year I’ve had the...

18 Sep

Posted at 18:09h in Africa, Charitable Giving, Climbing, Destinations, Ethiopia, Yosemite by
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I turned 44 today. And while I write this I’m sitting on a toilet with my laptop in the lavatory of a dark hotel room in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Don’t draw any salacious implications from my current predicament. I needed a quiet place to work so as not to wake my roommate, climber and writer Majka Burhardt. She’s asleep in the next room. And don’t get any funny ideas about that either. I’m on the roll away. For the next several days she’s my friend, guide and traveling...

26 Aug

Posted at 19:02h in Climbing, Mountain Film, Podcast by
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http://media.blubrry.com/joytripproject/joytrip2019.mhwebstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/LastMan.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Email | RSS | MoreAn interview with author Jennifer Jordan In 1939 Dudley Wolfe was on one of the earliest expeditions to reach the summit of K2. An adventurer and one of the wealthiest men in the world he was left for dead with a rescue team of Sherpa after a devastating avalanche. Some say he was the victim of his own foolishness, others say he was abandoned by the members of his climbing...