Encore — Driving to the Danger

Extreme sports have taught me that humans are awful at assessing and tolerating risk, and it's turning us into anxious shut-ins. Here's how we fix that:

I mentioned at the end of my first year of writing Cole’s Climb: one of the hardest things about starting off is producing work you really love, knowing that no one will see it. I thought it would be fun to revisit some of these throw-back posts.

This piece is among my favorite things I’ve written, and originally was opened by an audience of 14 people. T…