#windriverproject

After the daily afternoon thunderstorm came the reprieve of a cold but beautiful #sunset. Shooting timelapse photography was one of my main goals during the #windriverproject and it was always complicated by very dynamic weather! This was part of a 2 week #climbing expedition to the #windriverrange to explore new routes as an all-T1D team consisting of @blakemccordphoto @peachyspohn and myself. We all had slightly different experiences of the challenge and some close shaves; but it was worth the effort! (Watch the 🎥 linked in my bio) #type1diabetes #beyondtype1 #livebeyond

I'm posting a few images from the #WindRiverProject which just was released in video (it's linked in my bio if you'd like to watch!) This particular image is one of my favorites; the falls between upper and lower Titcomb Lake. Our group came there to #climb but I found myself more drawn to photography while I was there. It was completely unexpected and I felt pretty bad that it hit me that way. I don't know if it was the birth of my daughter a few weeks before (2014) or if it was just an unforeseeable shift in my interest but since this point I haven't climbed nearly as much or felt the urge to get after it in the vertical world. It's like a switch flipped and from that point I accepted that I'd have to just find the next thing that caught my interest the way #climbing had done. I'm not sure why I'm including this; it's not technically part of the story. I know I had a tough time accepting that shift but once I did, I felt excitement about lots of new things that connect me to the outdoors in different ways. I haven't sold my ropes though, because I know many things that require love also require cyclical focus. I'll be back--and I am pretty sure there will be plenty of rock left to climb when I return!

I conceived the notion of the #windriverproject when I was flying home from #kilimanjaro in 2013. I wanted to try to do something as part of a team with #type1diabetes but in a completely different style. Something a little bit uncertain, something unsupported and something with a decent chance of failure. I found capable partners in @peachyspohn and @blakemccordphoto who signed on to the adventure without reservation. The video is complete now and I hope you enjoy watching it (link is in my bio). It's been a challenge to get there, to get back and to complete the tale but I'm proud of the story and the small part I got to play in it. Pictured: @peachyspohn Photo credit: @blakemccordphoto #type1diabetes #climbing