tylermcgowan:
Challenge complete; 31 photos over 31 days. It’s not as impressive as 3 million followers, and the grid is a bit random, but it’s a good path set for the year ahead, and I’m excited to make more photos. Casting votes in the right direction. — #habitsofexc
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Mr. William Wallace (my stepdad), looking like he should be in an Omega watch advert, while running down in the crater of Haleakala. — #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
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Follow the light, protect the highlights, embrace the shadows. Lessons behind the lens to be learned for life too. — #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
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Forest walks with my two favourite ladies. — #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
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Love that low angle winter light poking through the forest. Playing with Capture One, and so far the results are promising. — #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
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West Maui sunsets from Ho’okipa lookout; one of my favourite spots on Maui. There’s something special about Hawaii that’s hard to describe, but it sits with you deep long after you return home. — #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
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Dreaming of getting back to Iceland, where we can live in a car for awhile and do nothing but explore. — Taking a break on the Fimmvörðuháls trail, and soaking in the views of the Valley of Thor. We got turned around by the amount of snow higher up, but t
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Dave and I pretending we knew where we were going. With some loose beta of “...probably 4 hours?” we gave it a go. It took us almost 4 hours just to gain the ridge... — #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
tylermcgowan:
Over the hump and heading to the weekend. Day 23 just over the wire; this challenge has been a good exercise in learning what I need to work on... like less boring captions (among other things). — #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
tylermcgowan:
Powder Paul; the man, the myth, the legend. If you have the pleasure of skiing with the man, you’re guaranteed a good day out. — #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
tylermcgowan:
I’ve always loved snow, and one of my favourite things is visiting places in different seasons, and seeing how different they are. Buried huts give you a sense of scale. – #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
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Heading up for a quick summit of Sky Pilot with @stuart_witt this summer. The gondola opened up a whole new playground, with so much terrain right in the Squamish backyard. – #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
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Back to Switzerland for day 18. The cable cars in Europe still blow me away, with near instant access from 800m to 2700m. Looking across from Berg station to the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. – #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
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Rain or shine, if there’s running involved, she’s in. Always. I’m quite sure this little beast has made me a better person. – #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
tylermcgowan:
When it’s cold, wet, and the trails are too snowy, the crew still shows up and crushes the run. – #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
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The staple of all good adventures starts with coffee. And snacks. Always snacks. – #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
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The landscape in Iceland is unbelievably varied and wild. Glaciers, ridges, steaming ground, and rich lush moss, all within meters of each other. – Still one of my all-time favourite adventure runs was here, traversing through the crazy landscape and endi
tylermcgowan:
Your culture sets your expectation for what is normal. Surround yourself with people who have the same habits you want to have yourself. You’ll rise together. – James Clear (Atomic Habits) ⠀ Be excellent to each other my friends. – #habitsofexcellence #pm
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Itching to get back to the Swiss Alps. Their shear size make parts of the Coast range look like the prairies, and the Chief like a tiny blip. – Looking towards the Western Flank of the Eiger. – #habitsofexcellence #pmwintergridchallenge #finnxstrohl
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Lunch with my wife (in 2013 before we were married) at 2970m on top of the Schiltorn in Switzerland. The restaurant was famously featured in ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ in 1969. Anyone know what makes that film special? – #habitsofexcellence #pmwint
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Poking around the trees on skis last weekend, learning lessons only the mountains can teach. – #habitsofexcellence
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Despite some uncontrollable shivering, she wouldn’t give up. And in true @tiff_gibson fashion, she was still cracking jokes and laughing. – #habitsofexcellence #finnxstrohl
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The day I almost broke @tiff_gibson. What was supposed to be a nice fall run, turned in to full winter and all the layers. – #habitsofexcellence
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The sea was angry that day, my friends; like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli. I got about fifty feet out and suddenly, the great beast appeared before me. I tell you he was ten stories high if he was a foot. – #habitsofexcellence
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Yesterday didn’t go quite as planned, but a day in the mountains with good friends (and coming home safe) is often worth more than any objective. – Pic from last winter in Steep Creek. – #habitsofexcellence
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That time Handsome Dave and I went flying. – #habitsofexcellence
tylermcgowan:
Add a little snow and the Chief gets a little more adventurous. The Squamish backyard is passable. – Day 03 of the @leviallen challenge. By the end of the month, my goal is to have one caption at least 12% as good as @irving_matthew (dropping names as if
tylermcgowan:
Dropping in to day two. Fingers crossed for more storm snow and spicy couloirs this year. – #habitsofexcellence
tylermcgowan:
Throwing it back to last January in Steep Creek because I haven’t made it out on skis yet; a new year means an excuse to make up new challenges to be better. – A photo a day for all of January. Let’s see how this goes. – #habitsofexcellence
tylermcgowan:
Looking back at 2018 (as we all are) a lot happened, but apparently posting photos wasn’t one of them. Best nine of a whopping 10 posted all year (though many more stories) 😳 — 2019 Goal: Edit and post photos more consistently. It’s something I lo
