The Broader Life Story

Five chapters connecting land, mountains, consequence, recovery, and the identity behind Loco Hiker.

Between the River and the Mountains

The land came before the explanation: walking, sweating, climbing, fishing, moving, and learning place through the body.

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The Mountains Became My Life

The point where mountains stopped being scenery and became one of the central disciplines of my life.

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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.

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The Long Way Back

Recovery became its own mountain—patience, physical work, recalibration, and learning what strength looked like after the fall.

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Earning Loco

The name became the accumulation of lived experience—not a nickname detached from the miles behind it.

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