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“Sit with the pain; be with the pain” Hindsight Blog: The Descent
I jolted awake at 2am,at 5200masl, and noticed I had drooled blood all over my sweater (lululemon took a beating on this trek). Had my lip split? Was I coughing up blood in my sleep? Did I have a pulmonary edema as a result of altitude sickness? With no other symptoms, my hypochondriac brain was mildly too […]
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“I can’t do this” (hindsight blog #2)
And so we left Pheriche and headed to Lombouche. Within 20 min of trekking I was far behind the group. I woke up with a worsening chest cold. While the views that morning were unbelievably, the air beautifully crisp- I felt like I was walking into quicksand with every step. The first hour or so […]
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“But is it homesickness, or just moving forward sickness” (the hindsight blogs #1)
Namche to Pheriche (3500m-4220m). I thought getting to Namche was hard on the second day. Then I became accustomed to a rhythm of swear words for the next few days as we climbed up to Pheriche, our next acclimatization stop. Within this few days we stopped in Phortse, a farming village nestled into the side […]
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What’s Your Coverage?
Pain is not a life sentence. Athletic Therapists (CAT(C)) are highly trained in the art and science of rehabilitating injury, managing chronic pain, preventing injuries, and assessing and correcting movement. You will also see AT’s on the sidelines of my sporting events as the first response to injuries and taking care of athletes when it […]
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#%!?%#! Mountain…
Day 2 here in Namche Bazzar as we acclimatize to our new altitude of 3400m. Tomorrow we hike up to 3800m.. So today we did a quick morning 2.5hr (and according to our guides “simple”) acclimatizing hike up to that altitude here above the village. Simple. Yeah. Right. We literally hiked into a cloud. Like- […]
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Don’t bring your sadness to the mountain…
Otherwise the mountain will not let you pass. Those were the words our guide started with on day 1. It was my mantra by day 3. Today we trekked 8hrs from Phading to Naamche- most of which was a steady incline. Just after lunch we passed the 3000m above sea level point and at this […]
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Between Serenity and Rage
What a weekend in Long Beach! The title, which has not much to do with this post, is stolen from a line at the summit this weekend.. One of the final presenters- Brian Nguyen- an ATC in the NFL, and then for celebrities like Mark Wahlberg- he hit home with his talk on the chaos […]
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The only mistake is standing still.
“All we ever do is all we ever knew” -The Head and the Heart Written on a plane somewhere over Colorado and Idaho. Flying always incites a new realm of possibility for me. What’s more invigorating then watching the world from above- on your way to a destination, new or familiar. I’ve struggled with writing […]
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Fix it Fridays: How do you break your fast?
Follow my training site Katmah Training & Performance! Pain is not a life sentence. Over and over again I have clients telling me how they struggle with a morning routine when it comes to their nutrition. I know you’ve all heard the lecture on how breakfast is a must and how important it is for […]
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Fix It Friday’s: How Stable Are You?
Pain is not a life sentence. No, I’m not talking about how much time you spend in the barn, or how you handle stress…. I’m strictly asking about your physical stability. There’s a few tests I do for this when assessing a new client, one of which I’m going to share with you today. I […]
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