The Life BeneathThe Miles.
Before Loco Hiker became a name, there was land, loss, mountains, risk, a fall, recovery, and the slow work of becoming someone capable of carrying all of it forward.
Between the River and the Mountains
The land came before the explanation: walking, sweating, climbing, fishing, moving, and learning place through the body.
The Mountains Became My Life
The point where mountains stopped being scenery and became one of the central disciplines of my life.
The Fall
A serious mountain accident under harsh conditions. The mountain remains unnamed by design; the story stays focused on terrain, risk, injury, and consequence.
The Long Way Back
Recovery became its own mountain—patience, physical work, recalibration, and learning what strength looked like after the fall.
Earning Loco
The name became the accumulation of lived experience—not a nickname detached from the miles behind it.
