Highliner - Dean Potter - 3000 feet of pure bliss…

If you know who Dean Potter is then enough said…If you do not know who Dean Potter is then there is a world that you are unware of that has so much to give.
I have only briefly met Dean a few times.  I met his wife Steph Davis Potter on a project in AZ.  The [...]

Steph Davis - Return to the Outdoors Profile

I highly recommmend that you check out Steph Davis’ site and also Return to the Outdoors site.  Steph Davis is an inspiration to many people.  I got a good feeling from watching this video.  I find that with most people who are passionate about something that great feelings come from watching them engage in such [...]

The Life

Passion Before Paycheck    
Name:  Judy Brandt
Location:  Alexandria, VA USA
Age: 48
It is a good time to talk about passions and where they come from. My father passed away on March 20th. My brother, in his remarks at the memorial service, alluded to the parable of the sons who are given talents, and the riches earned by the [...]

So many passions before any paycheck…but I did summit Everest!

Passion Before Paycheck  

   
 
 
 
 
Name: Martin Barnett 
 
 
Location: Golden, CO USA
 
 
 
 
Age: 31
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I was brought up in a Welsh town where I was taught to try hard at school and then get a regular job. Although I was a little adventurous though the scouts, I was a very shy and timid person. I obtained a good job with a strong [...]

Finding a new passion at 57

Passion Before Paycheck  

Linda:
 

Location: Springfield, VA USA
 
Age: 59 
 

 

For years, my passion was raising my two children.  I often thought of myself as the wolf mother of Mowgli in Kipling’s Jungle Book. Raksha would fight Sher Khan to the death to protect her “cub” and I would then, and now, do the same for mine.  My passion for [...]

Climbing saved my life from substance abuse!

Passion Before Paycheck 
Mike:

Location: Denver, CO USA
 
Age: 29
 

I spent the majority of my life being passionate about art and anything creative.  I earned my BFA by 24 and at that point had obtained my current goals.  I was standing at the top of the ‘mountain’ and had no other plan in mind.  What was I going [...]