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Finally: White Princess

April 14, 2019by waynespences Leave a comment

Still basking in the bliss of my March trip to the Deltas, I felt desire to go into the big mountains wane and fade. I entertained myself by crust skiing […]

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Mountains, Spirituality, Uncategorized

Alone on Triangle Peak

March 22, 2019by waynespences Leave a comment

I’ve never been able to leave town to climb in the big mountains without more than a few day’s notice. The process of divining good weather, coordinating/coercing climbing partners, finding […]

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Mountains, Spirituality

KETO

February 24, 2018by waynespences Leave a comment

Benefits from becoming fat- and keto-adapted: -Ability to operate at maximum physical exertion without food -Elimination of appetite -Super-human ability to concentrate -Increased ability to burn body fat -Enhanced ability […]

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KETO, Spirituality

Outside Heaven’s Gates

April 16, 2017by waynespences Leave a comment

Delving deeper into the concept of “heaven” can illuminate the numerous logical inconsistencies in the Christian belief system. Many Christians would ultimately be disappointed with their assumed final destination, as most of what they consider to be their identity will perish with their brains at death.

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Philosophy, Spirituality

Belief

April 1, 2017by waynespences Leave a comment

Belief and trust are intrinsically connected. To believe someone is to trust their words to be true; to believe in someone is to trust a person’s actions and character. The only way to objectively […]

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ABC's of Reality, Philosophy, Spirituality

Pioneer Peak

March 22, 2017by waynespences Leave a comment

Vulture alpinism is the art of taking advantage snow conditions that are made good by another party. A hard bootpack is difficult to turn down.

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Alpinism; Vulture, Mountains, Uncategorized

Awareness

February 17, 2017by waynespences Leave a comment

Humans tend to acknowledge the existence of an objective reality but are unable to experience anything without some degree of subjectivity. Experiences cannot be verified or invalidated, but they can be […]

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ABC's of Reality, Philosophy, Spirituality

Lucky Charms

January 10, 2017by waynespences Leave a comment

I arrived in Valdez following a brief recovery break from my trip to Tolovana Hot Springs. Not knowing what exactly this trip to Valdez would entail, I brought everything, including […]

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Mountains

Against Fiction

December 25, 2016by waynespences Leave a comment

This Christmas Sunday I had the pleasure of attending my family’s church as an atheist.  It was a pleasure because I got to see the religion I once knew as […]

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Spirituality

Thayer Hut: Labor Day 2016

September 2, 2016by waynespences 1 Comment

After finishing the last (night) shift of the project “Repave Denali Park Road”, my ladyfriend Phoenix drove my car north to meet me.  I transitioned to day shift without sleep […]

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Mountains

Denali National Park, Summer 2016

June 1, 2016by waynespences Leave a comment

I spent the summer of 2016 living at Grizzly Bear Resort on night shift for the project Repave Denali Park Road.  There was not much to photograph at night,  but […]

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Mountains

New Year’s Bomber Traverse

December 30, 2015by waynespences Leave a comment

It seems like every time my group of friends has mutual time off, the weather turns to shit.  This trip was no exception.  Christmas was done for and New Years […]

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Mountains

Three Days, Three Mountain Ranges, 42x Zoom

March 30, 2015by waynespences Leave a comment

I convinced a couple of Fairbanks AK Alpine Club members to slog up the Castner Glacier for a weekend. We woke up in a ping-pong ball and didn’t attempt any mountain, but the trip offered gorgeous views of the Matanuska area Chugach peaks, the Wrangells, the Alaska Subranges: Hayes and Deltas

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Mountains

The Nature of Success in the Mountains.

February 28, 2015by waynespences 1 Comment

The Alaska Alpine Club holds a yearly tradition that serves as a graduation course of sorts for the spring mountaineering class. The students meet at 7AM sharp in front of […]

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Mountains

Gettin’ high in the Deltas: 4/20 Silvertip

April 19, 2014by waynespences 1 Comment

Spring was once again upon the Alaska Range; school was winding up before the finals blow.  I was to lead a mountaineering trip to Silvertip as it’s the only Delta […]

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Mountains

Journey to the Base of the Summit of Blackcap

March 19, 2014by waynespences 2 Comments

Spring Break was upon us UAF folk.  Galen had been playing the role of homeless climbing bum for a few months down in the warmer part of the US, but […]

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Mountains

RE-Forgiveness

November 22, 2013by waynespences Leave a comment

The ice formation that lives far up Bear Creek, known as “Forgiveness”, is somewhat of a legend in the Fairbanks climbing community. In the unlikely year it forms, the line drips […]

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Mountains

A Typical Eastern Alaska Range Trip

May 19, 2013by waynespences Leave a comment

Finals week in Fairbanks was filled with blue skies, sun, pollen, and little wind.  Mount Hayes was visible every day that week.  We planned to fly to that mountain the weekend immediately following […]

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Mountains

Silvertip in 23 hours

April 26, 2013by waynespences 1 Comment

After seeing a slideshow put on by the Alaska Alpine Club Wednesday, Grant postulated the idea of doing Silvertip, a 9400′ peak, in a day on Friday.  This particular Friday happened to […]

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Mountains

The Weekend after the FE Exam: Skiing Michael’s Creek and Attempting Item Peak

April 20, 2013by waynespences 2 Comments

So, it’s been one week since I took the FE exam, an 8 hour intensive exam that is more important to engineers than their degree, and totally unknown to non-engineers.  You […]

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Mountains

Introdution to wayne

April 19, 2013by waynespences 4 Comments

As I sit here in my dry cabin, covered in flannel, dog hair, mud, I listen to the sound of quinoa cooking on a hot plate and wonder how to […]

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