tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33645801511056118582024-02-07T01:34:18.894-06:00Team Sight Unseen Blogwww.teamsightunseen.comBrad Jaffkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944028664945776537noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-663196271976037672013-08-22T10:47:00.001-05:002013-08-22T10:47:45.722-05:00Stay On The Attack
Stay On The Attack
During
yesterday’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge, stage 3, a group of five cyclists broke away from
the main group of riders—known as the peloton. Among the break away group was a
41 (soon to be 42) year old German named Jens Voit. Voit is known in the
cycling world for his aggression Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-77161758238437768362013-08-21T08:35:00.000-05:002013-08-21T08:35:28.369-05:00And I thought I was in Shape...I like to think of myself as a pretty fit guy. I enjoy testing myself at different activities and measuring my results against those of other athletes and champions. But watching the USA Pro Cycling Challenge humbles me tremendously. Here's how.
Unfortunately, I don't have the luxury of having a power meter on the stationary bikes I occasionally get to ride. Power is a measurement of how much Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-27422114912037177102013-08-20T09:53:00.004-05:002013-08-20T09:53:53.923-05:00The Importance of Preparation
The Importance of Preparation
“One
definition of success is when preparation meets opportunity,” is what my
soon-to-be father-in-law told me one day after I was feeling a bit down since I
hadn’t yet landed a job despite going on five interviews. It made me remember
that preparation is key in Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-58048907554930825202013-08-09T14:48:00.000-05:002013-08-09T14:48:06.358-05:00Tough Guy Nearly BreaksMeant to post this on Tuesday. It's been a busy week. Enjoy.
Tuesday: Tough Guy Nearly Breaks.
“I
don’t think I’ve been this sore and sweat this much since I stopped wrestling.”
Those were some of my less explicit thoughts as I walked out of…wait for
it…yoga class. What?! Yoga?! Are you kidding me?! Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-87201353565032089452013-08-05T09:10:00.000-05:002013-08-05T09:59:25.944-05:00Monday Motivation: Setting My Goals
Monday Motivation: Setting My Goals
Those
of you that’ve read this blog before, follow me on FaceBook and Twitter, and
who know me personally know that I talk a lot about setting a goal and sticking
to it. I have several favorite goal setting quotes:
“There’s no crime in not reaching your goal; Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-15927089771246481952013-08-01T21:27:00.002-05:002013-08-01T21:27:53.853-05:00Thursday Thoughts: Visualization
Yesterday I posted on FaceBook the
Words of Wisdom as being “If you can’t see yourself on top then you won’t get
there.” What does this mean?
I
got this quote from the forever philosophical climbing partner of my friend
Erik Weihenmayer. If you’ve read Erik’s book, or heard him talk, then you’ve
heardKyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-28958689111705124862013-07-31T15:10:00.000-05:002013-07-31T15:10:06.270-05:00A 360 Degree Experience
A 360 Degree
Experience
by Kyle Coon
The
fiery red, orange and yellow sun sinking into a bank of clouds--staining them
brilliant hues of pink and purple. Laying back on the sleeping pad and gazing
at the velvety black of the night sky with the sweep of the Milky Way slashing
between the mountain peaks. Standing atop a mountain and watching as the
towering black thunderheads come Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-12393377518097788802013-05-04T08:44:00.000-05:002013-05-04T08:44:03.022-05:00You can't speed up a sunset.
You can't speed
up a sunset.
It's been a
crazy first third of 2013. On January 1,
I asked my girlfriend, Kailee Smith, to marry me. I'm in the process of writing my memoir. Three weeks ago, I spoke to a group of 140
communication students at the University of Central Florida Comm Day. A couple of days ago I filled out the annual
report for Sight Unseen Inc.&Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-71102785209486883692012-12-07T16:43:00.001-06:002012-12-07T17:37:51.388-06:00How Blindness Affects Social Learning Theory and Communication in the Family
by: Kyle
Coon
University
of Central Florida
Introduction:
In the 1960s,
Albert Bandura ran a series of studies in which he videotaped children
performing acts of violence to inanimate objects. This occurred after the children had been
shown a video of an adult performing similar acts of violence to a dummy/doll. The children that imitated the violent acts
did not stop at just Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-91949634479817234982012-12-03T12:29:00.000-06:002012-12-03T21:36:31.256-06:00A Month For Thanks
I'm a huge
sports fan, and I listen to a lot of Sports Talk Radio. Quite often a discussion gets going about
"what is the best sports month of the year?" Is it February because
of the Superbowl, or is it March because of March Madness, October with college
football, the NFL season in full swing and the World Series; or is it another
month? While this is a fascinating topic, that isn'tKyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-35020888172991210702012-09-30T19:50:00.000-05:002012-09-30T19:57:32.464-05:00Trip Report from Brad: Sahale Glacier Camp RescueThe Sahale Glacier Camp is located in the North Cascades
in the middle of the park. I found the camp in an issue of Backpacker
magazine in a "Best Campsites in America" feature. I have been
wanting to do the hike for a while. Finally finding a weekend to do it
recently I asked my friend Tim if he wanted to go. We found a weekend,
and got ready to roll. The hike gainsBrad Jaffkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944028664945776537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-27278502113712979922012-09-22T17:31:00.001-05:002012-09-22T17:31:44.867-05:00Trip Report from Joe - North Ridge of Lone Pine Peak
Lone Pine Peak is located between the town of Lone Pine, CA and the tall ridge of the High Sierras. Because this prominent peak is almost 13,000 ft. tall and much closer to highway 395 than its taller neighbors, many people mistake this mountain for Mt. Whitney. The North Ridge is one of several long broken ridges that radiate from the blocky summit of Lone Pine Peak. I first learned about this Joseph Mayfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16858567215043209421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-57352857264049762322012-08-31T16:12:00.000-05:002012-08-31T16:25:38.784-05:00The Olympic Peninsula<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Justin Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08696770592612736804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-32528261421081933202012-08-03T10:51:00.000-05:002012-08-03T10:51:23.146-05:00The CommaThe Comma:
The morning after Michael Phelps won his 19th medal and became "The most decorated Olympian of all-time" I was watching ESPN's Mike and Mike in the Morning on TV. Mike Greenberg commented that what you are in life, or what you are remembered for is often defined by what comes after the comma when you are introduced. For example, "Erik Weihenmayer, first blind man to climb the Mt Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-13976027222168567312012-07-31T13:29:00.000-05:002012-07-31T13:29:19.668-05:00Peaks And ValleysPeaks and Valleys:
I haven't paid the closest of attention to the olympics this year, however, I have kept up with them. So one morning I mentioned to my girlfriend how I was surprised that Ryan Lochte wasn't performing as well as people had hoped. Kailee (my girlfriend) was a competitive swimmer through middle and high school and had often analyzed swimmers technique during the olympic Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-77761723965522681262012-07-16T11:05:00.002-05:002012-07-16T11:08:58.013-05:00What's the latest with TSU?
So, what exactly is happening right now with Team Sight Unseen? Why haven't we heard from the team lately? Are there any big trips planned, or what's going on next? If you're like a lot of our friends, family, or supporters you probably are wondering the same thing and have similar questions. The truth is we haven't done much lately, but we are planning big things for Brad Jaffkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944028664945776537noreply@blogger.com0Seattle, WA, USA47.6062095 -122.332070847.520564 -122.4899993 47.691855 -122.1741423tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-34447887389241876622012-06-25T09:14:00.001-05:002012-06-25T09:14:32.744-05:00The Mt Kilimanjaro ExpeditionIn light of today being the 5 year anniversary of Brad, Justin and myself summitting Mt Kilimanjaro (tallest mountain in Africa) I wanted to post a couple articles and thoughts from that trip so long ago.
Here is an article that I wrote for Backpacker Magazine for the Winter 2007 issue (the version that appeared in the magazine was much shorter). Enjoy!
The Mount Kilimanjaro Expedition
By KyleKyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-81827697526717552222012-06-25T09:07:00.001-05:002012-06-25T09:16:53.422-05:00Climbing BlindIn light of today being the 5 year anniversary of Brad, Justin and I summitting Mt Kilimanjaro (tallest mountain in Africa), I wanted to post a couple things/articles that several of us had written after returning from Kili. Here is an article that teammate Justin Grant wrote for his local DBS (Division of Blind Services) Newsletter soon after we returned from Kilimanjaro. Enjoy!
Climbing Blind
Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-55029222570273209972011-12-15T14:11:00.001-06:002011-12-15T14:11:32.372-06:00Slaying the RAMMSlaying The RAMMThe RAMM. Shelf Road, Canyon City, Colorado.Wednesday, July 12, 2011I dangled from my daisychain, feet hanging in open space the wall just a few inches away. I was cleaning a 5.11C that BC had put up called Cactus Rose. My forearms were burning and it was hard to squeeze open the gate of a carabiner. Cleaning a route always made me nervous because there's always that fear of Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-3315926072677544272011-12-15T14:08:00.001-06:002011-12-15T14:08:51.878-06:00Montezuma's TowerMontezuma's Tower:Garden of the GodsColorado Springs, ColoradoThroughout the summer I'd wanted to do a multipitch rock climb. But most multipitch climbs require trad gear and trad experience, neither of which I had. Brendan and I had been climbing together since late June and we'd become pretty darn good climbing partners. Brendan flipped through the Colorado guidebook I'd bought and came Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-24692113779896261322011-09-03T18:18:00.000-05:002011-09-03T18:18:01.154-05:00Life Changes
Just here to report recent events in my life. I still have one more year left at UW-Madison as I now am double majoring (adding on Computer Science). This summer I interned with Liberty Mutual working in their IT department making internal websites for employees to use. It was an absolutely amazing experience (they even flew us out to Boston at the end of it for a couple Brad Jaffkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944028664945776537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-32854025581860384582011-08-31T06:36:00.000-05:002011-08-31T06:37:41.094-05:00The Mt Ouray TrialsHere’s a semi-trip report that I concocted of a trip I had the privilege to help lead in late June/early July at the camp at which I worked over the summer. Please realize I can’t tell every little detail, but I’ve tried to reconstruct the trip as best I can.
The Mt Ouray Trials:
Elevation: 13971 ft
I'd been in Colorado for almost a month and hadn't yet so much as sniffed a mountain trip, let Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-53125885033473951192011-08-24T10:27:00.001-05:002011-08-24T11:02:27.245-05:00Mt. Wheeler 13,161Mt. Wheeler, the highest mountain in New Mexico, a commonly climbed peak, but challenging none the less…
My girlfriend and I first struck up the idea to climb it late one evening while eating dinner together. To be honest, I wasn’t totally convinced we would make it a reality. She was eager to make her first summit attempt. I was a bit more reserved, id made summits and fallen short of them Justin Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08696770592612736804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-86564984470700090782011-08-24T07:53:00.002-05:002011-08-24T07:57:50.447-05:00Out of DarknessHey TSU followers. I realize I've been absent from the blog for a while. I felt like doing some deep thinking this morning so I typed up this short piece about rock climbing and what it means to me. I'll try to post some reports about the incredible summer I had in 2011 soon. For now enjoy this piece of rare deep thinking.
Climb High,
KCoon
Out of Darkness
As I half balanced, half clung with Kyle Coonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05740869263880247175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364580151105611858.post-42020562443538371962011-06-22T21:24:00.003-05:002011-06-22T21:35:35.815-05:00Make Your Own CircumstancesI'm not one to blog about my thoughts, but recently I've gotten sick of this whole "oh, the circumstances aren't right" thing. People can't do this or that...can't take advantage of things, won't go somewhere, won't do something for whatever reason. I recently ran into this quote:"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people whoBrad Jaffkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944028664945776537noreply@blogger.com0