{"id":1870,"date":"2017-03-25T18:53:56","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T18:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.mappyhour.org\/blog\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2017-03-31T16:42:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T16:42:36","slug":"den-how-to-have-fun-in-the-outdoors-without-being-strong-or-good-at-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/2017\/03\/den-how-to-have-fun-in-the-outdoors-without-being-strong-or-good-at-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"DEN: How to Have Fun in the Outdoors without Being Strong or Good at Anything"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>When: March 15<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Where: Forest Room 5<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Speaker: Kevin Corrigan, Digital Media Specialist, Climbing magazine<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month, <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mappyhour.org\/chapters\/denver\" target=\"_blank\">Mappy Hour Denver<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> members and newcomers gathered at Forest Room 5 to hear a jovial talk from the digital media specialist at <em>Climbing\u00a0<\/em>magazine and\u00a0self-proclaimed &#8220;climbing-fat,&#8221; funnyman\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevincorrigan\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Corrigan<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1917 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.09-AM-274x300.png\" alt=\"Kevin Corrigan Instagram\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.09-AM-274x300.png 274w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.09-AM-400x437.png 400w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.09-AM-768x840.png 768w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.09-AM-145x159.png 145w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.09-AM-286x313.png 286w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.09-AM-846x925.png 846w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.09-AM.png 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/3U3HfdPxLK\/\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Kevin Corrigan (@kevincorrigan)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-05-31T00:20:08+00:00\">May 30, 2015 at 5:20pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal of Kevin\u2019s talk? To teach Mappy Hour attendees &#8220;How to Have Fun in the Outdoors without Being Strong or Good at Anything.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3oxRmGNqKwCzJ0AwPC\" width=\"480\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/afv-funny-fail-lol-3oxRmGNqKwCzJ0AwPC\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We had our traditional name-tagging and registration as people entered people entered the Library room before Kevin took center stage.\u00a0Forest Room 5 has a long list of beers and cocktails to choose from, and the decor is very Mappy-Hour-esque, complete with fire pits outside and logs for chairs. There was even an archive of old <em>National Geographic<\/em> magazines in the bar\u2019s library, and a map supplement included. In short, Forest Room 5 was the spot for us.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1872\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1872\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9407.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9407.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9407-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9407-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9407-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9407-145x97.jpg 145w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9407-286x191.jpg 286w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9407-846x564.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Alan Westman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kevin,\u00a0who&#8217;s originally from New Jersey, told us how he fell in love with the outdoors and about his first major hiking trip, which involved carrying gear in garbage bags and bear-proofing food&#8230; by storing it in a pillowcase. He also talked about a backpacking guided tour he signed up for in Colorado, where he learned that he already knew how to backpack because &#8220;the only thing you have to do to do backpacking is not sit down while you&#8217;re walking. It&#8217;s pretty easy.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1873\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1873\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9474.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9474.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9474-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9474-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9474-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9474-145x82.jpg 145w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9474-286x161.jpg 286w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9474-846x476.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Alan Westman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kevin also touched on some of his climbing adventures, including the time he and the rest of the\u00a0<em>Climbing\u00a0<\/em>mag staff were climbing in Israel. They got to the top of a multi-pitch route and couldn&#8217;t find the way back down. As the sun began to set, they decided they were stuck for the night and snuggled up with some old blankets locals had tucked under a bush.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The moral of Kevin&#8217;s tales of mishap and catastrophe? While skills, knowledge, and gear are all valuable, what matters most when it comes to adventure is stoke. And the best way to get better at any outdoor sport is simply by doing it.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BR6sg52gm7b\/\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Mappy Hour (@mappy_hour)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BR6sg52gm7b\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1916\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.17-AM.png\" alt=\"Mappy Hour DEN at the Forest Room\" width=\"500\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.17-AM.png 876w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.17-AM-400x438.png 400w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.17-AM-274x300.png 274w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.17-AM-768x842.png 768w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.17-AM-145x159.png 145w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.17-AM-286x313.png 286w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-31-at-9.18.17-AM-846x927.png 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-03-21T22:34:52+00:00\">Mar 21, 2017 at 3:34pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A special thanks to Kevin Corrigan for sharing his experiences and his easygoing outdoor philosophy with us, and a huge thanks to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artbyalanwestman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alan Westman<\/a><\/strong>, our photographer, for the awesome photos!<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1874\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1874\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9557.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9557.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9557-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9557-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9557-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9557-145x91.jpg 145w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9557-286x179.jpg 286w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MappyHour4-9557-846x529.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Alan Westman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See you April 26th at Mappy Hour <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Golden!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When: March 15 Where: Forest Room 5 Speaker: Kevin Corrigan, Digital Media Specialist, Climbing magazine This month, Mappy Hour Denver members and newcomers gathered at Forest Room 5 to hear a jovial talk from the digital media specialist at Climbing\u00a0magazine and\u00a0self-proclaimed &#8220;climbing-fat,&#8221; 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