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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>
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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>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>
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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>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>
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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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		<title>Stuff You Should Read</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/11/28/stuff-you-should-read/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As climbers we make decisions that affect our safety all the time. Some of these decisions involve choosing the proper &#8220;application&#8221;. How we apply a tool we have in our toolbox is very important. Some examples of tools we have &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/11/28/stuff-you-should-read/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Reminder</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/11/20/the-reminder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For three seasons I visited Red Rocks 1-2 times a year. I carefully catalogued approaches, route beta and descent information. I guided long moderates and climbed a lot of harder single pitch and multipitch lines. In April 2010, after spending &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/11/20/the-reminder/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Photoessay:  AMGA Advanced Alpine Course</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/09/19/a-photoessay-amga-advanced-alpine-course/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s rare for me to post photos with only small amounts of text, as I am much more a writer than a photographer. However, I&#8217;ve just returned from a trip to the great &#8220;Northwet&#8221; region (the North Cascades!), where we &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/09/19/a-photoessay-amga-advanced-alpine-course/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>AMGA Advanced Alpine Guides Course</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/09/08/amga-advanced-alpine-guides-course/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Times have changed. I&#8217;m sitting at the saddle between the White Salmon Glacier and the Upper Curtis Glacier on Mt Shuksan on day 4 of my 12-day Advanced Alpine Guides Course. Tomorrow we&#8217;ll circumnavigate the summit of this beautiful Cascades &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/09/08/amga-advanced-alpine-guides-course/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mt. Triumph, Northeast Ridge</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/08/24/mt-triumph-northeast-ridge/</link>
		<comments>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/08/24/mt-triumph-northeast-ridge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bigfootmountainguides.com/?p=1643</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guiding rock, day in and day out in the Gunks is easy. You find a routine, including a selection of appropriate routes, a way of presenting useful information, and perhaps a set of conversation pieces you might use throughout your &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/08/24/mt-triumph-northeast-ridge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Snow Sloggin&#8217; and Sandbaggin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/06/23/snow-sloggin-and-sandbaggin/</link>
		<comments>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/06/23/snow-sloggin-and-sandbaggin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was out in the Cascades climbing Mt. Rainier with Marty Molitoris from Alpine Endeavors and four very dialed clients. We climbed the Kautz Glacier Route and descended the Disappointment Cleaver. A wild traverse across the Nisqually Icefall &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/06/23/snow-sloggin-and-sandbaggin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wrestling Demons in the Central Alaska Range</title>
		<link>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/05/06/wrestling-demons-in-the-central-alaska-range/</link>
		<comments>http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/05/06/wrestling-demons-in-the-central-alaska-range/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 23:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Stefiuk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is also posted on the Alpine Endeavors Blog. For more guide-related content check out the site here As I begin to write this I&#8217;m not even home yet and next year&#8217;s trip is already in the works. The &#8230; <a href="http://bigfootmountainguides.com/2011/05/06/wrestling-demons-in-the-central-alaska-range/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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