Mountaineering Mentor Gifts

'Enlightenment? Three mountains down. I'm the fitness guru.'

'Do you think, perhaps, that we could start shooting for a few longer-term goals around here?'

'Put an egg in the bowl and beat it with the whisk.'

'... And some primitive cultures, believed that 'the great ones' modelled us from clay.'

I've been teaching art history for decades. Students today ask new kinds of questions. No, I doubt a gluten-free menu option was available that evening. Nope, the artist was not making a statement about climate change. No, despite the umbrellas, this is not about sun exposure safety. Well, yes, I suppose you can say it's a selfie.

Grad School Parent-Teacher Conference

"Son, it's time you learned the benefits of sitting around doing nothing."

Reach for the Star.

You Are Here

'As a beginning teacher, you know you come here prepared to teach and become a good teacher. As you gain experience, you will learn that you also come here to care and become a great teacher.'

"Women Supporting Women!"

'No, your guess isn't as good as mine.'

Skiing.

"I've just been offered a job sorting out the Y1K bug.."

Academic Idol - 'Professor Johannsen's paper was zippy. It had robust vocabulary and I almost felt that I could dance to it. I would give it a 7.'

'I like the way you handle responsibility, McWit, so I'm going to blame some stuff on you.'

"I wasn't the smartest guy in the room, but I was the loudest."

First aid in mountains

Leadership in the Covid-19 Era

"If you really want independence, you should get into contract law."

'BANG' and a cosmology institute appears.

"I'm not sure about this new trainee - he asked me when does he get to see the actual ropes."

Things you don't want to see...(mountain goat falls past climbers).

"...and before you embark upon life's journey, could one of you help me with my laptop?"

"Leadership is all about knowing who to delegate responsibility for all your mistakes."

'Investment charts can be complicated, son, but that usually means, 'bonuses'.'

'How many times have I told to seize the day before it seizes you?'

"Oh indeed I did: I went feral for a year when I was young. It taught me a lot about the world, but about myself too..."

'Trust me, there's nobody to rescue that way...'

"I'm sorry, but we're looking for someone who's more likely to be followed than following."

Mr. Briggs' Adventures in the Highlands, part 9.

'Believe me, I know transformation isn't easy. I pulled a muscle once.'

Teamwork!

Warning, ski season abruptly ends here.

The rocket powered skiier