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Muchu Chhish…

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It’s not the world’s highest mountain, nor is it the hardest one to climb. Muchu Chhish – 7,453 meter lump of glacier-flanked rock & ice tucked in a remote valley of northern Pakistan’s Karakoram Range (home to bigger, badder 8,000 meter A-listers like K2, Gasherbrum I & II). The latest holy grail of Himalayan mountain tops. Among all the numberless, nameless mountains that have yet to see a human foot or flag.

Muchu Chhish has foiled all attempts by sporadic expeditions to reach it’s elusive crest. Another Asian peak, 7,570-meter Gangkhar Puensum, remains the highest unclimbed mountain on Earth at present. Located in Bhutan means this off-limits summit is respectfully withdrawn from contention. There’s plenty of great unclimbed peaks out there. Challenges of climbing Muchu Chhish are still unknown.

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All we can save…

There’s a renaissance blooming in the climate movement. Leadership that’s characteristically feminine. Rooted in compassion, connection, creativity, collaboration.

All We Can Save – Amazon  

All We Can Save illuminates insights of diverse women leading on climate in the US – scientists, journalists, lawyers, teachers, activists, innovators across generations, geographies & race. Advances a more representative, nuanced, solution-oriented public conversation on the climate crisis. Offers a spectrum of imaginative, instinctual ideas.
  
Inter-mixing essays with poetry & art, bolsters our resolve, intent to not give up on our collective future. We can summon some courage to turn towards life-giving possibilities for all we can save.

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Gros Morne National Park…

During the warmer months, Canada’s easterly island of Newfoundland is a lush wonderland dotted with lakes, bogs & endless forests. On Newfoundland’s west coast, wedged between deeply carved fjords & towering peaks of Gros Morne National Park, a barren plateau emerges.

Known as The Tablelands, this vast desert-like landscape resembles Mars. A result of half a billion years of geological activity. Beyond it’s striking appearance, the park was named a Unesco World Heritage site.

Soaring fjords & moody mountains tower above a diverse panorama of beaches, forests & barren cliffs. Shaped by colliding continents & grinding glaciers, Gros Morne’s ancient landscape is ethereal, spectacular. Wander coastal pathways & beachcomb among sea stacks. Cruise the dramatic, sheer-walled gorge of Western Brook Pond. Spot the Moose & Caribou. Hike to alpine highlands where Arctic Hare & Ptarmigan thrive on tundra. Explore the colourful culture of nearby sea-side communities. Wish…

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101 photography quotes…

“Photography is more than just a skill or talent. It’s a passion that needs constant fulfilment. Whether you are an amateur or a professional photographer, these inspirational photography quotes would motivate you to find your love for photography. Learn from & get inspired by these famous photography quotes from photographers such as Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Mark Denman, Ted Grant, Annie Leibovitz amongst many others” – Pixpa.

101 inspirational photography quotes by famous photographers

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T-shaped skills…

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Humbly, the concept of T-shaped skills is a metaphor to describe the abilities of successful people in a workforce. The vertical bar of letter T represents the depth of a specific skill or functional expertise (e.g. technical). The horizontal bar is an ability to collaborate across disciplines (e.g. project management). T-shaped skill people work closely with others to apply knowledge in areas of expertise other than one’s own. An alternate phrase for ‘T-shaped‘ is a ‘generalising specialist‘.

Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO endorsed this approach to résumé assessment as a method to build inter-disciplinary work teams for creative & innovative processes. A T-shaped person is representative of unique abilities with deep knowledge related to those abilities. The horizontal bar represents that person’s ability to use general skills to co-create, to partner with different areas of specialism. T-shaped people are good at team-work & leadership. T-shaped skills enable flexibility, curiosity, a learning & growth mindset.

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World of wonders…

Award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil writes a collection of essays about our natural world, the way it’s inhabitants teach, support, inspire.

World of Wonders – Amazon

As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home – grounds of a Kansas mental institution where her mother was a doctor, open skies & tall mountains of Arizona where she hiked with her father, chillier climes of New York & Ohio. No matter where she was transplanted, no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape, she was able to turn to our world’s fierce & funny creatures for guidance & motivation.

What can the peacock do? It reminds us of a home we run away from & run back to all our life. The Axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of adversity. The Narwhal demonstrates how to survive in tough environments. Even in the weird & the unlovely, we can find beauty & kinship to fully appreciate our world’s gifts. Warm, lyrical World of Wonders is a book full of stimulation, sensitivity & joy.

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