by Jessica | May 7, 2024 | Confidence, Good Things To Know, Life Coaching, New To Hiking
I never intended to embark on this journey in the mountains. In fact, in my prior life, I loved looking at the mountains but didn’t understand why on earth one would want to go climb them. The few times I was dragged into them, I felt like crap about myself. I...
by Jessica | May 7, 2024 | Advanced-Beginner Hiking, Getting Started, Good Things To Know, New To Hiking
When you begin participating in a sport or activity, it’s common to look at others and compare yourself to them. However, it’s important to remember that you are not like anyone else. You don’t have the same level of ability, training, experience,...
by Jessica | Apr 28, 2024 | Body Positivity, Getting Started, Good Things To Know, New To Hiking
In July of 2022, I came to the mountains and hiked these trails solo, which my soul needed. It was the first time in my adult life that I muted the expectations of everyone else and started to listen to what my needs and expectations were. How can I show up as the...
by Jessica | Dec 25, 2023 | Advanced-Beginner Hiking, Good Things To Know, High Peaks, Winter Hiking
It’s wintertime! And that means it’s time for traction devices. Specifically microspikes and crampons. I feel lucky to have gained much knowledge about hiking from experienced hikers, books, online forums, mountaineering stores, and making my own mistakes....
by Jessica | Dec 18, 2023 | Getting Started, Good Things To Know, New To Hiking, Winter Hiking
What’s better than hiking? Winter hiking. This is just my opinion. The scenery is beautiful in the summer but magnificent in the winter. This blog post is for the beginner out there without much to any experience. I will give you great resources for more...
by Jessica | Dec 5, 2023 | Advanced-Beginner Hiking, Good Things To Know, High Peaks, New To Hiking
There will inevitably come a time when you decide to turn around on a hike, whether it’s your body, mind, trail conditions, weather, safety, or whatever. When facing this decision, pause, access, and listen. It’s better to turn around than to push past and...
by Jessica | Nov 1, 2023 | Advanced-Beginner Hiking, Getting Started, Good Things To Know, High Peaks, New To Hiking
We are officially to “that” time of year when the weather is unpredictable. But to be perfectly honest, it’s the mountains we are talking about, the weather is ALWAYS unpredictable. There is a lot that you can do to prepare yourself ahead of time....
by Jessica | Oct 21, 2023 | Getting Started, New To Hiking
Thank you for visiting my page, whether you’re an experienced hiker or a newbie. I’m happy to have you here. Safety is something I don’t feel like gets talked about enough, especially when you are first starting off. It tends to be one of those...
by Jessica | Sep 24, 2023 | Getting Started, New To Hiking
When I started hiking, I came off two years of being COMPLETELY sedentary. Like, 400-700 steps a day. Getting into mountain hiking was intimidating because the only experience I had in the last five years before was Azure Mountain. And that was certainly NOT easy. I...
by Jessica | Aug 1, 2023 | Getting Started, New To Hiking
Can you really go from being sedentary to climbing high peaks within a year? The answer is YES! Yes, you can. It takes a lot of time, dedication, commitment, and mental and physical strength, but it CAN be done. When the pandemic hit in early 2020, I bottomed out. I...
