2023 Reading List
I read 153 books last year, not the most since I started tracking in 2020 but also not the least. I don’t set a goal for the number of titles…
2022 Reading List
I read 114 books in 2022. That was nearly 50 books less than 2021 but with the world reopening I guess I spent a little more time exploring rather than…
2021 Reading List
I read 161 books last year. I didn’t set a goal or track my progress, I did however spend an exorbitant amount of time listening to audio books while running,…
AntiComfortable Keynote Presentation
Recently I was asked to give a keynote presentation to high school students attending the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership conference. Being a virtual event this year I put together a…
2020 Reading List
I read 158 books last year. I didn’t exactly mean to, and to be honest, I’d rather have read less and traveled more, but due to the global pandemic and…
Touching The Trail Podcast Interview
Jarod Contreras, host of the Touching The Trail podcast, interviewed me about running, hiking, living in a van, international adventures, and life in general. We had a great conversation and…
ADD – Adventure Dependency Disorder
I, Chris ‘Tarzan’ Clemens, have a severe case of ADD. Adventure Dependency Disorder. Adventure Dependency Disorder – The need to always be on an adventure, at the expense of everything…
AntiComfortable
AntiComfortable is the art of living life to the fullest by seeking discomfort and embracing the chaos. Nothing epic ever comes from being comfortable. By challenging myself and repeatedly stepping…
Read This When I Die
READ THIS WHEN I DIE. This was the name of a document I rediscovered in my laptop files recently. Yes, a bit morbid, but on the bright side, I’m the…
Selling My Baseball Card Collection
“I’ll trade you my Ken Griffey, Jr. for your Chipper Jones rookie card.” Those were the days when Grandpa Clemens would call our landline phone and say that the new…
2014 – The Year of the Cornfield
As I reflect on 2014 I think back to the extraordinary experiences that I shared with friends and family and the time I took to slow down and enjoy life. …
The World’s Craziest First Date
The World’s Craziest First Date started with a backpack and a one way flight across the country. Well…actually, the adventure started nearly 10 years earlier, but finally happened 2 weeks…