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		<title>Saturday Night Live</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/05/13/saturday-night-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 04:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guiding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ice/Alpine Climbing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rock Climbing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[People have a tendency to make very matter-of-fact statements about things that aren&#8217;t entirely true. It&#8217;s easy to act like an expert, making &#8220;true&#8221; statements&#8221;, in front of a crowd and much harder to admit in front of that same &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/05/13/saturday-night-live/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Through</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/05/11/breaking-through/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gaining fitness is like walking an uneven ridge line. One side feels safe but staying away from the edge isn&#8217;t that exciting. The other side is precipitous and dangerous, but the rewards for staying near the edge are immense. The &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/05/11/breaking-through/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alpine Kit Essentials</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/05/08/alpine-kit-essentials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ice/Alpine Climbing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m going to post this as a page as well so it remains easy to find. It took me several years to slim my summer alpine climbing kit down to a reasonable size. In a way, I suppose the winnowing &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/05/08/alpine-kit-essentials/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Big Changes</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/05/08/big-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 12:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guiding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in my eighth year of professional guiding. Up until now I&#8217;ve always worked as an employee for a guide service. However, there seems to come a time in every guide service employee&#8217;s life when they feel like they know &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/05/08/big-changes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Desensitization</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/04/30/desensitization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 01:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rock Climbing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to wax philosophic. I love the smell of sweat-stiffened nylon, stained white from climbing chalk. The slight stench of climbing shoes makes me nostalgic. When I first began climbing these smells epitomized rock climbing. I scrambled and bouldered &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/04/30/desensitization/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Boat Anchors and Bolts</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/04/29/boat-anchors-and-bolts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rock Climbing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Red River Gorge is full of sport climbers. Traditional climbing curmudgeons like myself love to hate sport climbers. Crowds drive me nuts. At popular sport crags there are bits of litter all over, poorly disposed of human feces are &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/04/29/boat-anchors-and-bolts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Perfect Climbing Pack</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/04/13/the-perfect-climbing-pack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last Fall (2011) I purchased a Cold Cold World Ozone backpack. The Ozone&#8217;s simple design and durable ballistics nylon fabric make it the perfect guide&#8217;s pack for rock climbing. With no external straps, no spindrift collar, and a stiff foam &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/04/13/the-perfect-climbing-pack/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spring in the Gunks</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/04/12/spring-in-the-gunks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been busy guiding a lot. The cliffs are still quiet during the week but weekends are getting busy. We are currently without internet at our house, and it makes blogging pretty tough. Things should be up and running again &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/04/12/spring-in-the-gunks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fitness Is Hard To Find</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/04/11/fitness-is-hard-to-find/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The slow periods for many guides, known to some as &#8220;shoulder&#8221; seasons, are generally the late fall and early spring. For me, these times of year are good for being at home, cooking, cleaning, maintaining a healthy relationship with my &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/04/11/fitness-is-hard-to-find/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Your Guide?</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/03/28/whos-your-guide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guiding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was out at the Trapps, the most popular cliff in the Gunks, the other day and I struck up a conversation about guiding with another climber. He wasn&#8217;t from the area and he asked me whether it was hard &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2012/03/28/whos-your-guide/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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