I get these questions. Meaning, people do ask me and they are in fact good questions (I get it). I have several answers, some about me, some about it, some about how I hope this ride changes things in my little world.

An important element of this trip is to demonstrate how good thinking backs up good action, that adventure is a mental game, informed by models, theories and science.

Easily said, harder to do, particularly when the pressure is on. In adventure leadership, the pressure is always on. So a leader’s thinking counts for a lot.