One of my buddies Chuck had a list of goals he wanted to accomplish, some basic, some reaching, and since then I’ve wanted to keep track and write mine down. I figure the blog is as good a place as any to put it, so here they are.
Family
- Raise happy, healthy children
- Renew my wedding vows in a Scottish Castle
- Buy a copy of my wife’s books on each continent
Outdoor
- Do a long trail (Pacific Crest Trail or Great Divide Trail)
- Climb a mountain in the Himalayas
- Climb Mont Blanc
- Get comfortable leading 5.9 trad
- Take a climbing trip to Patagonia
- Climb Denali
- See the Northern Lights with my dad
- Do as many of the classic treks as possible with my wife
- Climb all of the Mountaineers Cascade Classics
Health
- Run a 10k
- Get to my goal weight
- Stay there
Travel
- See the Pyramids
- Visit Turkey
- Visit Israel
- Do a beer tour around Belgium
- Visit all 50 states
- Scotch tour of Scotland
Professional
- Manage a team of smart people
Random
- Learn Mandarin
- Read the Bible
- Run for political office (something small)
- Own a cabin in the mountains
- Volunteer with a trail crew