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Ynot got me thinking. thx jesse.

at this point in your life, name the top three things (that have nothing to do with climbing) you want to do before you die. try to keep it specific, and not "save the world" type stuff.

1- qualify and run the Bostom Marathon
2- Make enough money to pay off our home and retire in 10 years.
3-Go to New Zealand or Australia for a month.

Gold chain
Red car
Young high maintenance lady

spend a full year in alaska
walk the AT
create a non-profit youth camp

spending a full year NZ/Aus is high on the list with me too

see every National Park
visit parts of Europe
buy a smaller house with much more land... enough that i don't have to wave at any neighbors.

Hike the grand canyon rim to rim in a day.
Own some land, with cliffs, waterfalls, etc...
Take my kids skiing at all the best North American resorts.

-travel to Algeria to photograph the Berber culture in the Kayble mountains
-publish a photography book
-learn how to fix a car

Pay off house in 10 years
Complete my Masters degree
Buy a nice RV

Cool thread, Kipp!

- Swim a mile freestyle without stopping
- Execute the cool swing dancing move where the guy whips your top half around his back and then your legs back around his front
- Spend 2-4 weeks in Greece, seeing old buildings, playing in the water, and climbing

I didn't know until Friday night that one of my life goals was to be a demonic trapeze swinger for a night, but sometimes you surprise yourself.

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-Figure out how to fold the stupid fitted sheets without it looking like I simply wadded them up in a ball.

-raise my kids to be safe, healthy, adventureous, and well adjusted.

-other than that, I've done most all the things I'd really like to do, I just want to do more of it until my ticker stops.

Reach sustainabilty(emotionally,socially and financially)
Raise my children better than my parents.
Help RRO with his nonprofit climbing camp