Mt Thielsen

I struggle with perfectionism in a lot of what I do in the outdoors or with my creative endeavors. I'm not a professional athlete and yet I hold myself to that standard so when (big surprise) I don't perform like one, I beat myself up and feel shame. I'm not a professional videographer and yet when I don't make every single video this epic piece of work with the most insane footage or coolest editing, I feel like it isn't worth anything. THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. And I know a lot of people go through this battle. I've had this footage sitting on my hard drive for over a year from when my buddy Leo came out to visit. I had such a great time with him. We did a lot: we scrambled up Pilot Rock in flip flops because Leo's baggage got misplaced so we'd figure we'd kill time and those were the only shoes he had. We climbed Thielsen and then drove over to Terra Nova where we did some rock climbing and camping. We finished it out in Grants Pass with some mountain biking through Cathedral Hills. For a while now I've been re-evaluating the balance between filming my adventures and simply being present and enjoying the experience with my friends. This was a visit where I did more of the latter and as such didn't have enough footage for an "epic edit." This translated into me not releasing it because it just didn't feel cool enough. It's taken me over a year to realize how dumb that is. Not every piece of art I produce will be "the sickest ever" but it doesn't mean it's not worth making. Doesn't mean the memories of these clips aren't gold. So here is my mediocre video of a truly epic experience of climbing Mt Thielsen with my friend. Regardless of how much or how little I captured I'm glad to have these memories.

[@adelaidem1054]

"wanna sit at the top and google pictures of what this looks like?" 😂

[@TheWillRogers]

Great adventure Gabby! Every piece of art that we make is worth something, we're always our toughest critics.

[@Off_the_beaten_path]

Thanks man I appreciate the words of encouragement. Also stoked to have found your channel. I’ve been wanting to do potato hill for a minute!