Title Alternative
Klipsun, Winter 2013 - Rise
Volume and Number
Vol. 43, Issue 4
Files
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Publication Date
Winter 2013
Creator
Western Washington University
Editor in Chief
Griffith, Branden
Publisher
Western Washington University
City
Bellingham, WA
Production Staff
Managing Editor: Lani Farley; Copy Editor: Lisa Remy; Story Editors: Olivia Henry, Chelsea Poppe, Lauren Simmons; Lead Designer: Julien Guay-Binion; Designers: Adam Bussing, Kinsey Davis; Photographers: Brooke Warren, Mindon Win; Online Editor: Elyse Tan; Writers: Monica Davidson, Patrick Downing, Cole Finchen, Samantha Heim, Elizabeth Midgarden, Daniel Pickard, Jessica Sanchez, Sam Shapiro, Georgina Wadhwani-Napp, Billie Weller, Suzanne White
Description
Time to come clean. I’m afraid of flying. Unfortunately, I didn’t know this until the airplane I was on started taxiing down the runway, preparing to take me and my family to the happiest place on Earth: Disneyland.
Heights are fine. I love to climb mountains, hike narrow cliffside trails, ride the glass elevators at the Space Needle and jump off unstable ledges into the lakes of Eastern Washington, but there is something about being unable to control my own rise and fall that gives me the willies.
What you are about to read chronicles stronger people than I. We found people who put their lives at risk for the thrill of backcountry exploration, people who climb trees for a living and people who climb ice for fun, even though they’re completely aware of the “screaming barfies” they may feel when they finish.
This issue of Klipsun tells the tale of the man who helped us discover Earth through a photo, and why owning solar panels in a state known for rain isn’t a terrible idea.
People stronger than I, the 15-year-old kid sweating bullets as the airplane banked in a circle around the runway to land. Clutching my stiff armrest and with my body pressed into the uncomfortable padding of my seat, I was almost ready to take my chances with a parachute.
Soon enough, I would be walking through the airport thinking about nothing but roller coasters and Splash Mountain, and my fear of falling from the sky would be far behind me.
When you read these stories, I encourage you to see the world through the eyes and lenses of the men and women who aren’t afraid to fall, and who see heights, both literal and figurative, as inspiration. I know I have learned a thing or two from these people already.
Photography Editor
Warren, Brooke
Advisor
Howie, Stephen S.
Publisher (Digital Object)
Resources made available by the Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, and www.klipsunmagazine.com/.
Type
Text
Geographic Coverage
Bellingham (Wash.)
Disciplines
Higher Education | Journalism Studies
Keywords
Student life
Description
Independent Student Publication at Western Washington University
Document Type
Issue
Recommended Citation
Griffith, Branden, "Klipsun Magazine, 2013, Volume 43, Issue 04 - Winter" (2013). Klipsun Magazine. 153.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/klipsun_magazine/153
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. Any materials cited must be attributed to the Klipsun Magazine, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subject-Topical (LCSH)
College students’ writings, American--Washington (State)--Bellingham--Periodicals; Universities and colleges--Washington (State)--Bellingham--Periodicals
Subject-Names (LCNAF)
Western Washington University--Students--Periodicals; Western Washington University
Language
English
Format
application/pdf