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Owen Ellington

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some extra nolsness and summer in s-town baby!

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pro tip: go live in raw wilderness for 90 days.

holy cow. these past few months i’ve been lucky enough to set off on the absolute adventure of a lifetime with @nolsedu . from mind-blowing backcountry skiing in the Absarokas, to rock climbing in Unaweep Canyon, to canyoneering in Southern Utah, and ending running rivers. i genuinely can’t find the words for how meaningful and shaping this experience was.

somewhere between sleeping under the stars, carrying everything i owned on my back, and sharing all the highs and lows with some unbelievably incredible people, life started to feel a whole lot simpler and fuller. the wilderness has a way of stripping everything down to what really matters — good people, challenge, laughter, movement, and being fully present.

wilderness is medicine. i’ll believe that forever!

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here and there🌄

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In search of silence. Spring in the desert 🌵 colourful blooms around every river bend

Annual desert river trip. Last precious years where you can’t get a wifi signal in these deep Canyons

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Few people have the opportunity to live outside for two weeks, let alone winter camp, backcountry ski, make good food, drink gallons worth of hot drinks, and thrive in the snow. It's a challenge we opt into and a privilege to have that option. Winter camping is still hard, and luckily, long-format expeditions help level the playing field of expertise. No matter how long you've spent in the outdoors, you'll eventually hit a point where you're the furthest out there you've ever been mentally, physically, or maybe gastrointestinally It won't ever be fun 100% of the time and I don't believe anything worth doing ever is. We're not heading into the middle of nowhere but returning to the somewhere, where growth happens with fewer distractions. Disconnecting from the overconnection, entering into the real and natural world helps return breath, the kind that reguvinates and nurtures. Thanks for listening to my TED talk.

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Eight days and 270 kms down the Sun Kosi 🇳🇵with the big O. Thanks GRG for the great trip and meals.

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Flicks from around the block
#livelikemaria

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A fluffy 2024 Tata race, @uccc67 out in force! @theoucc you were missed, hope yall haven't been locked up for paddling the Leith!

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Hollyford 2024, what a trip to remember. Rivers were ran, hands froze, rapids swam and spiders [REDACTED] 🕷️🫳🏔️💦

#hollyford #wetandcold #felixfuckout #milfordsound #clayfookes #stopfuckingspiders #kayaking #uccc

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