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Training, expeditions, thoughts, articles, and miscellaneous misadventures...

On Foreign Trails | Planning a running expedition abroad

On Foreign Trails | Planning a running expedition abroad

Sep 22, 20205 min read

Back to the Trees | Of human tree-climbing, forgotten potential, and skewed evolutionary perspective

Back to the Trees | Of human tree-climbing, forgotten potential, and skewed evolutionary perspective

Jan 22, 202019 min read

Finding Home (Pt. II) | Advice on integrating into an indigenous culture

Finding Home (Pt. II) | Advice on integrating into an indigenous culture

Dec 4, 201911 min read

Finding Home (Pt. I) | Thoughts on belonging from a year on the road

Finding Home (Pt. I) | Thoughts on belonging from a year on the road

Dec 4, 20198 min read

Mud, Movement Perception and Elephants | A Batek research expedition with Shane Benzie

Mud, Movement Perception and Elephants | A Batek research expedition with Shane Benzie

Dec 4, 20197 min read

Interview with Shane Benzie | Natural Human Movement and Running Performance

Interview with Shane Benzie | Natural Human Movement and Running Performance

Nov 30, 20192 min read

A Home in the Rainforest | Life in the tribe's jungle camp

A Home in the Rainforest | Life in the tribe's jungle camp

Nov 20, 201910 min read

Gone Fishing | A Batek foraging trip

Gone Fishing | A Batek foraging trip

Nov 19, 20195 min read

The Mouse Hunt | Insights on indigenous stewardship

The Mouse Hunt | Insights on indigenous stewardship

Nov 7, 20198 min read

Awkwardness and Cultural Responsibility | Photography and film advice with indigenous cultures

Awkwardness and Cultural Responsibility | Photography and film advice with indigenous cultures

Aug 23, 201911 min read

Of Fire and Ginger | A personal account of Batek shamanism

Of Fire and Ginger | A personal account of Batek shamanism

Jun 23, 20198 min read

Failure | A brief guide to self-destruction

Failure | A brief guide to self-destruction

Jun 11, 201917 min read

Expedition Cravings | Plans of a highland traverse

Expedition Cravings | Plans of a highland traverse

May 25, 20197 min read

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