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    Embracing Challenges as a way to answer, ‘What am I capable of’?
    Andrew Patterson
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 7 min

    Embracing Challenges as a way to answer, ‘What am I capable of’?

    Admiring the view after my 297th consecutive climb up Table Mountain, Cape Town. It’s a hard pill to swallow – but my greatest teachers...
    What is the best way to Honor the lives lost in the COVID-19 pandemic?
    Andrew Patterson
    • Apr 17, 2021
    • 16 min

    What is the best way to Honor the lives lost in the COVID-19 pandemic?

    Respect. Honor. Remembrance. “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease...
    Want to Build Hope and Community with another Unique Ubuntu Challenge?
    Andrew Patterson
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 5 min

    Want to Build Hope and Community with another Unique Ubuntu Challenge?

    How would you like to look back on 2021? As the year you explored ubuntu? As the year you created a healthy relationship with exercise?...
    Habitat for Humanity: Leading the R(Heart) Way
    Andrew Patterson
    • Sep 25, 2019
    • 6 min

    Habitat for Humanity: Leading the R(Heart) Way

    I may be turning 40 later this year, but arriving at Habitat for Humanity’s West Oakland workshop feels like my first day of school. I...
    Rediscover Your Power
    Andrew Patterson
    • Jul 22, 2019
    • 5 min

    Rediscover Your Power

    Face your fears with your best foot forward Do you often feel dejected because you know there’s something inside holding you back from...
    How Can You Learn From A World First?
    Andrew Patterson
    • Mar 29, 2019
    • 8 min

    How Can You Learn From A World First?

    Me pictured after finishing my last solo climb, number 366 on January 1st 2019 Thank You (In about 8 minutes of reading) Climbing Table...
    Learning Perspective
    Andrew Patterson
    • Dec 12, 2018
    • 6 min

    Learning Perspective

    It’s easy to make snap judgements on what I see or hear; because let’s face it – most things I comment on (socially, politically,...
    Taking Stock of 2018
    Andrew Patterson
    • Dec 4, 2018
    • 5 min

    Taking Stock of 2018

    It’s December – and for many that means a downhill slide into holiday mode; a panic for many parents about what to do with children on...
    5 Essential Lessons for any Challenge
    Andrew Patterson
    • Oct 5, 2018
    • 4 min

    5 Essential Lessons for any Challenge

    Sunbird (male) quietly surveying the city below                      Photo Credit: Natalie du Preez As I sit here I can’t believe nine...
    Nelson Mandela’s 100th Birthday: How He Influenced Me
    Andrew Patterson
    • Jul 18, 2018
    • 6 min

    Nelson Mandela’s 100th Birthday: How He Influenced Me

    Today would’ve been Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday, it coincides with my 199th hike up Table Mountain joined by Elliot (from Langa) and...
    A Week to Remember
    Andrew Patterson
    • Jul 12, 2018
    • 5 min

    A Week to Remember

    After several days in rain and poor visibility – this greeted me on my halfway hike Week 27 sees me starting on a memorable day – exactly...
    Hiking and Life’s Connection
    Andrew Patterson
    • Jun 25, 2018
    • 6 min

    Hiking and Life’s Connection

    Even reaching the top of a hike doesn’t guarantee a view Week 25 – The parallels of life and hiking First up – special thanks to Wings...
    It Comes in Three’s
    Andrew Patterson
    • May 2, 2018
    • 6 min

    It Comes in Three’s

    Devils Peak (left) Table Mountain (center) Lions Head (right) Even the most Iconic mountain in the world is part of a trio. The...
    How are Your NY Resolutions going?
    Andrew Patterson
    • Apr 18, 2018
    • 4 min

    How are Your NY Resolutions going?

    Milestones seem to be raining down on me this week – hopefully a great omen for a water strapped Western Cape this winter. It’s...
    Focus on the Journey
    Andrew Patterson
    • Feb 26, 2018
    • 3 min

    Focus on the Journey

    The journey of life has infinite experiences – and yet we tend to focus on a finite amount of them. Destinations have somehow become the...
    Putting the Shoe on the Other Foot
    Andrew Patterson
    • Jan 31, 2018
    • 5 min

    Putting the Shoe on the Other Foot

    There are many people ‘climbing’ their own personal mountains daily. Today I want to transport you into the world of three people and...
    The World Needs more Doers
    Andrew Patterson
    • Jan 23, 2018
    • 5 min

    The World Needs more Doers

    We live in a time when access to people all around the globe and information is as easy as opening an app on our phones. Thinking about...
    2018 – Start the Way You Want to Finish
    Andrew Patterson
    • Jan 9, 2018
    • 5 min

    2018 – Start the Way You Want to Finish

    We’re already a week in to 2018 and boy has it kicked off in style. My very first step The saying ‘the longest journey always begins with...
    2017 – A Year to Remember
    Andrew Patterson
    • Dec 30, 2017
    • 9 min

    2017 – A Year to Remember

    I write this as I wing my way back to Cape Town having spent a soul feeding week in the African bush with my family. My dad reminds me...
    Pushing my limits; What can YOU Learn?
    Andrew Patterson
    • Nov 1, 2017
    • 4 min

    Pushing my limits; What can YOU Learn?

    The last few months have been incredibly introspective for me. Spending the bulk of my time alone on the mountains, in preparation for...
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