Kit, Liberty Belle

Welcome to Belladventures!

Hello Gals!!

Well, I can't believe that I have entered the blogosphere!! However, in this day, it seems that computers are how we stay connected. I started this project because I want to get the word out about the outings that I have been instigating. My goal with this blog is to bring women of all ages and skill levels together for fun and camaraderie.

I have worked in the guiding world since 1995, first climbed Rainier at 17 (I have since climbed 70+ times-lost count), and am one of very few females-heck, very few peoples... to attain AMGA ski mountaineering guide certification. I have also just been granted ACMG equivalency as a full ski guide in Canada-first ever! Well, this means that there is a LOT of powder in my future:)- and lots in yours if you choose to ski with me! I note these milestones here, not so much to toot my own horn, but to express my dedication to serious fun!

What have I learned from these miles in the field? I have learned that the mountains are incredible teachers (just when you think you are the queen of the world, you step on a banana peel!) I have learned that the best times in my life have stemmed from the camaraderie I have experienced in these settings. I have learned that my favorite people tend to be the ones I meet in the outdoors, and the relationships I cultivate there are some of the most meaningful.

Why not jump in? The outdoors are beautiful AND you get tons of fresh air and exercise- what could be better!


There just aren't that many all-girl trips out there and I must admit, well -the dynamic is different. The idea is to provide quality instruction and skill building- so you can confidently recreate with whomever you choose- male or female.

Stay tuned for a schedule of ski touring, rock climbing, yoga posing shenannigans.....

Hope you can join me! Ciao Bellas!



Tuesday, September 7, 2010

reality and relativity


Well, I am sitting here with my beloved Samoyed lying next to me on the couch. His head is on my lap and encroaching on my laptop. He has been the best dog I could ever have wished for; Loyal, wonderful, obedient, talented etc. And at the start I thought that to let him on the couch or the bed would ruin him and all of our hard won training. My point is that sometimes our perspective changes.


When I first met Toko, my plan was to make him sleep in a kennel on the porch for all of his days. Somehow I thought that this would make him a better trained dog and protect me from my allergies. There was no way he would be allowed on the bed or couch. Life experience, death and divorce have drastically changed my perspective….


Now I know that I knew nothing about dog training at that point. Things Change! I changed, my perspectives changed. I now have an amazingly well trained animal- I also have a companion that I cannot imagine my life without… the couch time, the bed time, whatever- the approach has not diminished the experience.

We must be continually aware that we might not “know” what we think we “know.” Our perceptions are clouded by our experiences.


“ Reality”to the human brain is a moving target and not a black and white fact. We are better beings when we acknowledge the relativity of our reality.


Wednesday, September 1, 2010

anne is now dual!

Yup - dual citizen- now dual ski guide!! I just received word that I have been granted equivalency for my Canadian ski guide cert. I am now a full ski guide in the US and in Canada. It does not suck to be me!!!!:)

Lets plan some adventures!