Stephen Koch

Motivational Speaker, Mountain Guide, Snowboard Instructor, Alpinist and Family Man

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Entries Tagged as 'mountain athlete'

Vigilance Essay

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Writing, mountain athlete

ABOVE: Stephen in the gym.
VIGILANCE
by Stephen Koch
Vigilance is alert watchfulness. And as a climber it is paramount to be vigilant, not only for my own safety, but for the safety of my partner. Through the act of belaying, or protecting a partner with the rope, is when I am most watchful. My partner calls out, [...]

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Coping With Injury

December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Instruction, Interpersonal Communication, mountain athlete, risk

Below is an email I received from someone asking me about how I dealt with my forced inactivity after my Mount Owen Avalanche Event. My response is below V’s email…
Hi Stephen,
Thanks for keeping your blog, its a good diversion from my current horizontal life. I am writing to ask you about your experience with dealing [...]

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Mountain Athlete Workout for June 19, 2009

June 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Interpersonal Communication, Training, mountain athlete

This is a short video of Kim Young and me doing part of our Mountain Athlete workout (see below video for workout) today. I enjoyed having Kim to workout with. She works hard and is a talented and dedicated athlete. Additional comments that I sent to Rob Shaul, my Coach and the main man at [...]

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