PERSONAL PURSUITS

Exploring the Great Outdoors

Most my time spent away from a laptop is spent under the sun, even if transitively by way of thick cloud or fog. There is no cathedral more sublime, no crucible more stern, than the untouched majesty of the natural world. My adventures are frequently made better by doing it with fantastic people.

Mountain Landscape

Jordan skiiing great snow in a white out. Wasatch Range, Utah

Ice Climbing

David doing a large rappel over a cave with an indigenous dwelling. Sedona, Arizona

Forest Trail

Jordan climbing sandstone 2000ft above the floor. Zion National Park, Utah

Campfire

Cooper graciously setting the boot pack. Stansburry Range, Utah

Philosophy & Literature

In my spare time, I read literature and study philosophy. Great works endure because they wrestle with the perenial conditions of being human — freedom, suffering, duty, meaning, love. I find myself in them frequently. Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov and Herbert’s Dune remain touchstones, while the existential clarity of Søren Kierkegaard and Albert Camus have deeply shaped my worldview.

If these conversations interest you, I’m always open to continuing them.

Brothers Karamazov, Dune, Lily of the Field and Bird of the Air, Fear and Trembling, Myth of Sisphyus