On July 1st, 2016 I had the pleasure to take part in a GORUCK 4th of July Tough event. Cadre Shredder ran the event and did an incredible job making it both special and memorable. The Cadre For this event we had the honor of being led by Cadre Michael Shredder. The description of him […]
GORUCK Challenge
GORUCK Challenge Class 1395 AAR
I’ve written so many detailed AARs on the GORUCK Challenge that I almost don’t see the point in going into that kind of detail anymore. Instead, thanks to our amazing shadow crew, I’m going to try and rebuild the night through images that were posted to the event’s Facebook group. The Cadre This time around […]
GORUCK Challenge ABSOC 001 AAR
Here is the second half of my ABSOC 001 AAR. If you’re looking for information on the gear that I brought to the event please check out the first half. I would like to give a big thank you to David Thomas for letting me use all of these amazing photographs… looking through them definitely […]
Traveling For GORUCK (ABSOC AAR Part 1)
It was 2 p.m. and my plane was landing in San Diego. The landing was incredibly rough as the Bert Storm was in the full effect. The wind was fierce, the rain was brutal, and there was something in the air. The weather didn’t matter though… we weren’t there for a weekend vacation but to […]
GORUCK Challenge Seattle Class 516 (4/20/2013)
Class 516 marked my fourth GORUCK Challenge and third one in Seattle. It was also the most memorable of the last two that I’ve done. My first class (053 also in Seattle) will always be special because it reminds me of overcoming the unknown. Once you’ve completed a GORUCK Challenge (GRC) it becomes less about […]