Climbing and Running
7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 years.
On Happiness
March 5, 2010 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness and being happy lately.
What does that really mean?
Is it when you’re walking down the hallways at work that your footsteps feel lighter? Is it when you’re running and the perfect song comes on and the words are meaningful and completely relevant? Is it when everything seems just right [...]
New year. New Goals
January 3, 2010 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
As in every other year since around 1987, I made up my list of goals and objectives for the coming year and revisited the list I made last year around New Years Eve. I’ve made it a personal habit not to share the list but wanted to reflect on some areas.
I am generally pleased with [...]
It's the little things and they all matter
July 29, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
So I’m driving home from work, consumed as usual with pressing matters and the fact that the car says it’s 109f outside and traffic is brutal. I see a motorcylcle in my rearview mirror while I am listening to – and singing along – to – The Fray, with the top down and aircon on. [...]
Running and Thinking
May 30, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 2 Comments
I realized somehow that it had been almost two weeks since my last post – how could that be? Where did the time go? If I were to write on two relevant topics it would be around getting into a routine, thinking time, and new company adaptation. I finally got in a long run today [...]
Moving to Seattle and Microsoft – The Transition
April 19, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
I recently accepted a new position at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington and my first official day is tomorrow Monday (April 20th) while my last day was this past Friday (the 17th). I have had the weekend as “transition time”, though in the past several weeks I worked hard to both wrap things up at Dilithium [...]
Mount Whitney Update – Summit Attempt and Descent
March 21, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
It has taken me more than a week to post the final exploits of the Whitney Winter Expedition of 2009 (makes it sound bigger and better!) – just a bit too much travel and work commitments. But here goes with the final chapter (as I remember it now …)
Summit day is just such a stressful [...]
Mount Whitney Update Day Two
March 12, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Day Two of the winter climb was to involve going from 10,200′ to about 12,200′ in preparation for summit attempt on (my birthday) Saturday March 7th. It was a bloody long day after waiting for the sun to come up and warm things up a bit.
It was a totally endless day and involved some 7-8 [...]
Mount Whitney Update Day One
March 12, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
I had a plan to complete a trifecta of the highest mountains in North America (Denali), South America (Aconcagua) and Continental US (Whitney). The first two were completed and summited in 2008 and Whitney at 14, 505′ could have easily been climbed in the summer – without attempting a winter assault. But that would have [...]
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