Limits
Testing More Than The Design
20 Before 30 Checklist
Pushing Personal Limits
My personal bucket list layout. These are the twenty experiences I am tracking, checking off, and documenting before I hit thirty.
🪂 Skydiving
Stepping out of a perfectly good airplane at 14,000 feet. It turns out pure survival terror is the ultimate way to clear your head.
🛶 Paddling
Just me, a paddle, and the water. It is a peaceful, rhythmic workout—right up until the current decides to pick up.
🥾 Trekking
Walking carrying everything I need to survive on my back. It is great for the soul, but slightly less great for my knees.
🏕️ Camping
Sleeping on the ground by choice. There is nothing quite like pitching a tent under the stars, far away from cellular data or pinging notifications.
🏔️ Glacier Hiking
Walking on massive, ancient blocks of solid moving ice. One wrong foot placement and I am part of the geological record.
🏊 Mountain Lake Swimming
Jumping into clear alpine lakes fed directly by melting snow. It is beautiful, breathtaking, and will instantly reset your nervous system.
🤿 Scuba Diving
Breathing underwater while hanging out with marine life. It is the closest thing to exploring another planet without a rocket ship.
🪂 Paragliding
Running off the edge of a perfectly good mountain with a giant sheet of nylon strapped to my back. Pure, silent physics.
🌊 Whitewater Rafting
Navigating rushing, chaotic rapids with a group of people. It is a rapid fire game of split second decisions and not getting tossed overboard.
🧗 Climbing
Fighting gravity using nothing but finger strength, balance, and spatial planning. It is complex physical puzzle solving on a vertical wall.
🏄 Stand Up Paddleboarding
Balancing on a giant floating board while trying to look majestic. It is a fantastic core workout until a rogue wave tests your balance.
🚵 Mountain Biking
Flying down steep, rocky trails on two wheels. A fast mix of picking the right line, brake management, and hoping my suspension holds up.
Fishing
Standing by the water and matching wits with a creature that has a brain the size of a pea. Sometimes, the pea wins.
🎈 Hot Air Balloon Ride
Floating in a massive wicker basket heated by an open flame. There is no steering wheel, so you just go wherever the wind dictates.
⚡ Zip Lining
Hanging from a steel cable and rocketing across a canyon canopy at high speed. A quick, fun burst of pure kinetic velocity.
🌌 Northern Lights
Standing in freezing temperatures to watch solar particles collide with our atmosphere. Easily the best light show in the universe.
🌅 Sunrise Above the Clouds
Waking up early enough to look down at the clouds while the sun breaks the horizon. It makes the brutal early wake up call completely worth it.
🏝️ Remote Islands
Traveling to tiny patches of land surrounded by thousands of miles of open ocean. The ideal cure for digital burnout.
🌍 Foreign Travel
Dropping myself into brand new countries where I do not speak the language. It keeps me humble and drastically expands my map of the world.
🏛️ Museums
Quietly walking around looking at historical artifacts, art, and human milestones. It is my favorite way to contextualize where we are going.