Aaron Rossin, our bear, RIP.
27 August, 2009
12 August, 2009
10 August, 2009
Best Way tot Start a Week
I have no clue what got into us, but we decide to do this toughest climb around Boulder for our third ride. It sure feels great in the end though.
Way up to Flagstaff with the girls
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07 August, 2009
Friday Fun Day
Masha, Rebecca, Alex, and I decide to go on a girls only mini bike ride around Boulder. It was a nice ride, we were all starving by the end of the trip. Can't wait to do it again soon though. :)
After work mini bike ride
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15 July, 2009
The Audacity of Adventure
by Geoff O’Keeffe
Jonny Copp wrote in his 2003 Hooked on the Outdoors reflection on his life, “Climbing a mountain is a bad investment, any financial consultant will tell you that.”
In an industry that in recent years has tried to contain and trademark the concept of “adventure”, Jonathan’s words are an enduring reminder of the soul of why we do what we do.
Adventure is neither a commodity nor a marketing scheme, and at its core, it defies containment. Nor is adventure limited to climbing big mountains or exploring uncharted geographies. Every time we leave the trail of our personal comfort zone or attempt to create something new or take on a task that makes us fearful or uncomfortable, we are adventurers. As a wise person said, “Only a fool feels no fear.” Living an adventurous life is not about being fearless, it’s about knowing, feeling and having the heart to face and contain fear, and still take the next step.
Jonny Copp, Micah Dash and Wade Johnson fully exemplified and embodied that sentiment.
The outdoor and climbing community came together Saturday July 12th in Boulder Colorado to honor the lives and inspiration of these beautiful young men who were lost to us this spring in a tragic climbing accident on Mt. Edgar in western China.
Appropriately located kitty-corner to the Tibetan Buddhist Shambala center, the 103-year-old Boulder Theater was nearly filled to capacity with friends, family, climbers, writers, photographers and the greater outdoor community. As would have been Jon, Micah and Wade’s wish, the bar was open, the food plenty and the mood celebratory.
Prayer flags hung above the stage and memorial presentations for each man greeted us in the lobby. Old friends embraced as they arrived and spoke softly, laughed and cried.
Malcolm Daly, one of our lions of the climbing community, presided as MC with heart, humor and presence, leading the lineup of speakers that included fellow climbers, family members, girlfriends and associates.
Eric Decaria, Mick Folari, Nick Martino, Nick Rosen, Steve Su, and Pete Takeda each told the story of their hasty trip to Sichuan and the heartbreaking recovery and cremation of their friends’ bodies.
We were honored to be provided an intimate look into the lives of each man as their parents recounted their childhood precociousness and antics. Anita and Eric Dash, John and Phyllis Copp and Bruce Johnson spoke from their loss with stunning openness and humility. What became clear was these were normal parents with healthy families, extraordinary only in their love for their sons and support for their passions.
“I wasn’t even a kid by the time my passport was full of stamps.” Jon wrote in his Hooked on the Outdoors piece. “I still come across that wrinkled old document sometimes – with its faded black and white baby picture and its red, blue and back hieroglyphics – and I wonder if all those symbols of borders and disputes and nations somehow took from me the burden of having to view the world as a fragmented and disbanded operation.”
For a young Jonny Copp to develop this expansive perspective gives us a hint of how, as parents, we can raise unfettered kids. We don’t need to push them to be inquisitive or adventurous, rather just be so ourselves and let them explore.
Sender Films colleagues Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen and Jocelyn Corkin, and Adventure Films’ Mark Reiner shared stories of late nights, editing, writing, filming and camaraderie. Others who spoke with eloquence and passion included Robb Shurr, Sara Close, Matt Segal, Nellie Milfield, Erin Addison and Lennie Zivitz.
When it seemed grief and tears were uncontainable, Timmy O’Neill took the stage and tore the place up, with irreverence, comedy and volume. We laughed until we cried again. Timmy ended by leading the audience in a minute-long roar that threatened to peel the art deco paint from the roof of the historic theatre and surely purged our inner demons.
Our MC, Malcolm Daly, shared this impression of the afternoon’s memorial: “My feeling is that the afterlife is really the residual sum of the effects we have on others after we pass. Wade, Micah and Jonny touched our lives and asked us to be better people.”
We shared our loss, and in so doing we may have been healed. We left the theatre and stepped out into the bright Rocky Mountain sunshine to face our fears and new adventures. We regrouped in a nearby city park for food and friendship as the sky went from blue to black and the wind and rain tumbled down Boulder Canyon with the fury and fearlessness of an adventurous heart.
Jonny Copp wrote in his 2003 Hooked on the Outdoors reflection on his life, “Climbing a mountain is a bad investment, any financial consultant will tell you that.”
In an industry that in recent years has tried to contain and trademark the concept of “adventure”, Jonathan’s words are an enduring reminder of the soul of why we do what we do.
Adventure is neither a commodity nor a marketing scheme, and at its core, it defies containment. Nor is adventure limited to climbing big mountains or exploring uncharted geographies. Every time we leave the trail of our personal comfort zone or attempt to create something new or take on a task that makes us fearful or uncomfortable, we are adventurers. As a wise person said, “Only a fool feels no fear.” Living an adventurous life is not about being fearless, it’s about knowing, feeling and having the heart to face and contain fear, and still take the next step.
Jonny Copp, Micah Dash and Wade Johnson fully exemplified and embodied that sentiment.
The outdoor and climbing community came together Saturday July 12th in Boulder Colorado to honor the lives and inspiration of these beautiful young men who were lost to us this spring in a tragic climbing accident on Mt. Edgar in western China.
Appropriately located kitty-corner to the Tibetan Buddhist Shambala center, the 103-year-old Boulder Theater was nearly filled to capacity with friends, family, climbers, writers, photographers and the greater outdoor community. As would have been Jon, Micah and Wade’s wish, the bar was open, the food plenty and the mood celebratory.
Prayer flags hung above the stage and memorial presentations for each man greeted us in the lobby. Old friends embraced as they arrived and spoke softly, laughed and cried.
Malcolm Daly, one of our lions of the climbing community, presided as MC with heart, humor and presence, leading the lineup of speakers that included fellow climbers, family members, girlfriends and associates.
Eric Decaria, Mick Folari, Nick Martino, Nick Rosen, Steve Su, and Pete Takeda each told the story of their hasty trip to Sichuan and the heartbreaking recovery and cremation of their friends’ bodies.
We were honored to be provided an intimate look into the lives of each man as their parents recounted their childhood precociousness and antics. Anita and Eric Dash, John and Phyllis Copp and Bruce Johnson spoke from their loss with stunning openness and humility. What became clear was these were normal parents with healthy families, extraordinary only in their love for their sons and support for their passions.
“I wasn’t even a kid by the time my passport was full of stamps.” Jon wrote in his Hooked on the Outdoors piece. “I still come across that wrinkled old document sometimes – with its faded black and white baby picture and its red, blue and back hieroglyphics – and I wonder if all those symbols of borders and disputes and nations somehow took from me the burden of having to view the world as a fragmented and disbanded operation.”
For a young Jonny Copp to develop this expansive perspective gives us a hint of how, as parents, we can raise unfettered kids. We don’t need to push them to be inquisitive or adventurous, rather just be so ourselves and let them explore.
Sender Films colleagues Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen and Jocelyn Corkin, and Adventure Films’ Mark Reiner shared stories of late nights, editing, writing, filming and camaraderie. Others who spoke with eloquence and passion included Robb Shurr, Sara Close, Matt Segal, Nellie Milfield, Erin Addison and Lennie Zivitz.
When it seemed grief and tears were uncontainable, Timmy O’Neill took the stage and tore the place up, with irreverence, comedy and volume. We laughed until we cried again. Timmy ended by leading the audience in a minute-long roar that threatened to peel the art deco paint from the roof of the historic theatre and surely purged our inner demons.
Our MC, Malcolm Daly, shared this impression of the afternoon’s memorial: “My feeling is that the afterlife is really the residual sum of the effects we have on others after we pass. Wade, Micah and Jonny touched our lives and asked us to be better people.”
We shared our loss, and in so doing we may have been healed. We left the theatre and stepped out into the bright Rocky Mountain sunshine to face our fears and new adventures. We regrouped in a nearby city park for food and friendship as the sky went from blue to black and the wind and rain tumbled down Boulder Canyon with the fury and fearlessness of an adventurous heart.
10 July, 2009
Memorial for Jonny Copp, Micah Dash, and Wade Johnson
"Jonny Copp, Micah Dash and Wade Johnson died in an avalanche this spring while on a climbing expedition in western China's Sichuan province. The three were leaders in many different realms—climbing boldly, living fully, and loving completely. Jonny, Micah, and Wade touched countless peoples’ lives in Boulder and throughout the world" -JoseJose says it right, they touched many people's lives. It's going to be a memorial to celebrate their beautiful lives.
Jonny Copp
Micah Dash
15 June, 2009
In memories of Jonny
"So if the price of failure is so high, why take the risk?"
"I don't know how to answer the question of 'Why I do this'."
"I don't know if there is really an answer, it's just.... uh... just cause it's a stupid question?"
"It's a question that anyone who pushes the limits of risk will untimely face."
"This is no answer to why we are up there, or why we are into risking ourselves up in the mountains. You know, it's just fun to be out in the mountains having a good time."
-"Jonny Copp and Micah Dask from The Sharp End"
I am honored to have known you.
Rest In Peace, my friend
Adventure Film Festival Blog
Facebook Memorial Page
04 June, 2009
Two Boulder climbers missing in China
I will definitely keep you guys in my prayer. See you in Boulder soon! :)
Two Boulder climbers missing in China : County News : Boulder Daily Camera
BOULDER, Colo. — Two professional Boulder climbers and a third person joining them on an expedition to China’s rugged interior are three days past their scheduled return, and the parents of one are trying to organize a search.
Wade Johnson, 24, of Minnesota, went to Mount Edgar in China’s Sichuan Province. Johnson’s parents said in an e-mail to friends that their son was accompanied by Boulder residents Micah Dash and Jonny Copp.
Copp and Dash are climbing with help from a Mugs Stump Award, a grant given to small climbing teams by several outdoor recreation companies. Johnson is a film editor/producer with Boulder-based Sender Films, and he was accompanying the pair, but not climbing, Sender Films’ Nick Rosen said.
Rosen also said while there is concern, “missing” may be too strong of a term. He said a better term to describe their situation would be “late.”
Copp has been in a similar situation before, according to the Web site for the Adventure Film Festival, which he started in Boulder and runs. Copp’s bio says he once spent four days in a Himalayan crevasse before returning home safely.
According to the American Alpine Club, which also awarded a grant to Copp and Dash, the pair is attempting a first ascent of Dojitsenga, a 5,700-meter triangular peak in the Kangri Garpo range.
“The peak has never been attempted, let alone reached, by climbers. The region is one of the most remote and least explored of the world,” the club said in a statement on its Web site.
The club said the trip was scheduled for last year but was postponed because of political unrest in the region.
A longtime friend of Dash said the combination of being out of touch for more than two weeks and missing his flight home has her worried.
“It could be a bad sign,” said Amelia Patterson, who is also a climber from Boulder. “Bad weather could be keeping them from leaving, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that something happened. ... I hope it ends well.”
Bruce and Susan Johnson said in an e-mail reported by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that they are trying to arrange a helicopter search should a ground rescue fail.
“Our son and the two climbers are three days overdue, and there is no information about their whereabouts,” Bruce Johnson said in a telephone interview Thursday afternoon.
The Associated Press and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune contributed to this report.
Two Boulder climbers missing in China : County News : Boulder Daily Camera
BOULDER, Colo. — Two professional Boulder climbers and a third person joining them on an expedition to China’s rugged interior are three days past their scheduled return, and the parents of one are trying to organize a search.
Wade Johnson, 24, of Minnesota, went to Mount Edgar in China’s Sichuan Province. Johnson’s parents said in an e-mail to friends that their son was accompanied by Boulder residents Micah Dash and Jonny Copp.
Copp and Dash are climbing with help from a Mugs Stump Award, a grant given to small climbing teams by several outdoor recreation companies. Johnson is a film editor/producer with Boulder-based Sender Films, and he was accompanying the pair, but not climbing, Sender Films’ Nick Rosen said.
Rosen also said while there is concern, “missing” may be too strong of a term. He said a better term to describe their situation would be “late.”
Copp has been in a similar situation before, according to the Web site for the Adventure Film Festival, which he started in Boulder and runs. Copp’s bio says he once spent four days in a Himalayan crevasse before returning home safely.
According to the American Alpine Club, which also awarded a grant to Copp and Dash, the pair is attempting a first ascent of Dojitsenga, a 5,700-meter triangular peak in the Kangri Garpo range.
“The peak has never been attempted, let alone reached, by climbers. The region is one of the most remote and least explored of the world,” the club said in a statement on its Web site.
The club said the trip was scheduled for last year but was postponed because of political unrest in the region.
A longtime friend of Dash said the combination of being out of touch for more than two weeks and missing his flight home has her worried.
“It could be a bad sign,” said Amelia Patterson, who is also a climber from Boulder. “Bad weather could be keeping them from leaving, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that something happened. ... I hope it ends well.”
Bruce and Susan Johnson said in an e-mail reported by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that they are trying to arrange a helicopter search should a ground rescue fail.
“Our son and the two climbers are three days overdue, and there is no information about their whereabouts,” Bruce Johnson said in a telephone interview Thursday afternoon.
The Associated Press and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune contributed to this report.
28 May, 2009
Hungry for Change? Our 10 Tips, Give Us Yours! | TakePart Social Action Networkâ„¢
Hungry for Change? Our 10 Tips, Give Us Yours! | TakePart Social Action Networkâ„¢
Here are our 10 tips for eating a healthier and more sustainable diet. Help us grow this list by adding your tip below!
Hungry for Change?
10 Tips inspired by Food, Inc
1. Buy organic or sustainable food.
2. Go without meat one day a week.
3. READ LABELS- know where your food comes from and what’s in it.
4. Drink more water, fewer sugary beverages.
5. Encourage your school board to serve healthy food.
6. Protect family farms; visit local farmer’s markets
7. Tell your Congressperson that food safety is important to you
8. Buy from companies that treat workers, animals, and the environment with respect
9. Support laws that protect farm workers and food processors
10. Give us your tip in the comment section below!
Here are our 10 tips for eating a healthier and more sustainable diet. Help us grow this list by adding your tip below!
Hungry for Change?
10 Tips inspired by Food, Inc
1. Buy organic or sustainable food.
2. Go without meat one day a week.
3. READ LABELS- know where your food comes from and what’s in it.
4. Drink more water, fewer sugary beverages.
5. Encourage your school board to serve healthy food.
6. Protect family farms; visit local farmer’s markets
7. Tell your Congressperson that food safety is important to you
8. Buy from companies that treat workers, animals, and the environment with respect
9. Support laws that protect farm workers and food processors
10. Give us your tip in the comment section below!
08 May, 2009
30 April, 2009
Congratulations to Soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs. Hess
My BEST friend just got engaged this evening. This is one of the happiest moment in my life. I love her so very dearly, I love him so very dearly as well. They are just the cuttist together. I am so happy for them. :)
Congratulations my lovely couple. Wish you guys the best of everything! Love you.
Congratulations my lovely couple. Wish you guys the best of everything! Love you.
03 April, 2009
Memorial for William Wallace
I could've done something but i didn't. I'm sorry.
You have always been a great friend to me, I am so honored to be your friend. I love you.
I miss you, and you'll be missed forever.
I'm sorry, I love you. I'll see you in heaven. :)
29 March, 2009
RE: pictures in fromt of Amante
I was outside of Amante that one hot Boulder afternoon, it was during the '06 World Cup. This cute boy, Ben, and adorable dog just hangs over there. There is nothing cuter then a child and a pet. I took some snap shots for the sake of cuteness.
Years passed, I got an e-mail from Ben's mom. I wasn't, am not, and most likely will not be a photographer, but her kind words just made me feel wonderful about my pictures. I'm glad I was able to be there with my camera in my hand. I am grateful for his parents letting me to take pictures. And I'm glad to share a little piece of the memory with them. :)
18 March, 2009
Door to Door Organic
I finally made up my mind and ordered the fresh local organic produce from Door to Door Organics couple weeks ago, and here is my FIRST BOX (it's suppose to be size small, by the way)!!!
Here is my box on my front porch.
Everything packed nicely in the plastic bag.
And the whole box lay out in my kitchen.
I LOVE every single bit of the box. The blueberry was awesome, the oranges are nice and sweet, the pears are super, and the vegies are just tasty. Oh yeah, I love it. The second box is here too, I gotta learn how to cool beets and collards (it's like learning how to cook everything with seasonal stuff!)
Here is my box on my front porch.
Everything packed nicely in the plastic bag.
And the whole box lay out in my kitchen.I LOVE every single bit of the box. The blueberry was awesome, the oranges are nice and sweet, the pears are super, and the vegies are just tasty. Oh yeah, I love it. The second box is here too, I gotta learn how to cool beets and collards (it's like learning how to cook everything with seasonal stuff!)
14 March, 2009
07 March, 2009
01 March, 2009
Religulous
"Obviously you don't have the same relationship with God like I do." Hmm... sounds familiar somehow.
"You don't have to pass an IQ test to be a senator." -Mark Pryor (D)
24 February, 2009
Earth Hour
In 2009, at 8.30pm on March 28, people around the world will turn their lights off for one hour – Earth Hour.
Will you turn off your lights with me?
Will you turn off your lights with me?
27 January, 2009
The Visitor
It's a cute story about love. Love between friends, between families, and people. It's a depressing movie about people who hides behind their mask.
Oh... and I hate airports.
03 January, 2009
敗犬
「美麗又能幹的女人，只要過了適婚年齡還是單身，就是一隻敗犬；平庸又無能的女人，只要結婚生子，就是一隻勝犬。」─酒井順子
I don't know if I want to be a "勝犬", somehow I know "敗犬" fits me more. ;)
I don't know if I want to be a "勝犬", somehow I know "敗犬" fits me more. ;)
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