HeyJaredStone Walls and Salt Water
Stories from canyons, cliffs and other questionable decisions. Personal essays, poetry and film photography from time spent in the wild.
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Things that made me a better climber (opens the original)
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As a few of you know I got meningitis and nearly died at the start of the year. It completely upended every part of my life, making me reflect on my relationship with climbing (among many other things). I’ve also come out the other side what I consider a better climber for a number of reasons, most of which are likely due to how I’ve focused on my intention and finally integrated rest into my routine. There’s going to be a million perspectives on what makes someone a good climber. Many people ta
Meningitis to Multi-pitch (opens the original)
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I’ve tossed up writing this and how to write this for a while. For a long time, I didn’t really talk about getting sick or when I did maybe I didn’t communicate the gravity of the situation. I carried a lot of shame about getting sick and I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it. I really thought it would be like the other times I’ve been sick, where in a few weeks it would be all over. Months later I’m here still hurting, trying to explain myself. On Saturday the 31s of January some friends a
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