Juggernaut Adventure Series

12/20/2021

Head on over to the new gym/adventure page https://www.facebook.com/jakesgymnh/

The grand opening is Sunday January 2nd with 2 free workouts! One starts at 9am, the other at 10. See you over there.

Boot camp classes, Mt Everest treks, ice climbing, waterfall rappels, survival classes, and more!

11/28/2021

Great time rigging for these guys. If you haven’t been you should check it out. They put on one hell of a show.

https://fb.watch/9zFLMhbzpd/

10/06/2021

It was a great time working with these guys and helping them realize their goal of performing above the audience on ropes. It was definitely a first for me to rig this rope system in a 150 year old church converted to a concert venue.

Live shows are happening throughout the year at their new venue “The Cake” in Laconia. Check out the website for details and ticket information.

https://recycledpercussion.com/tour/

06/16/2021

Honored to be teaching courses for the American Outdoor School on behalf of my fallen brother Joshua Valentine. One of my favorite photos of him I took on the way to the summit of Mt Rainier. Check out https://www.americanoutdoorschool.com/ to sign up for a wide variety of wilderness classes. All earnings from these courses will be donated to ALS and veterans charities, which Josh was so heavily involved in.

His friends and family will ensure his legacy and message lives on. Embrace the Animal and live wild.

06/05/2021

EMT done, paramedic starts this fall. Adventures to begin again as well. For now; we celebrate with:

100 weighted jacks
100 bench overs
100 pulse squats
100 mtn climbers
100 toe taps
100 battle rope jump rope
100 burpees
100 jump squats
100 high knees
100 core

FUn.

04/12/2021

It’s taken a while to write something because words don’t seem to do him justice. I said goodbye to my best friend this weekend after Josh’s ashes were scattered over his favorite climbing spot in New Jersey. About 60 of his closest family and friends hiked to the top of his favorite mountain in the pouring rain to pay homage to a man who meant so much to so many. He was a warrior poet with the heart of a lion and ambition that knew no bounds. He was always up for an adventure or just to talk on the phone to check in between expeditions around the world. To say he will be missed is an understatement. I’m thankful we got the time together that we did. And I thought I could grow a good beard..

I’m honored to be trusted by his family to bring a portion of Josh’s ashes to Mt Everest base camp in the fall of 2022. The Himalaya was a place we discussed all too often and where we said we would inevitably go back and tackle Everest together. Josh was the best man at my wedding in Nepal at the Tengboche Monastery not far from Mt Everest. It seems fitting that a Buddhist monk from Tengboche will be presiding over the ceremony at Everest base camp in front of Josh’s family and friends who make this journey with us. Thank you for everything brother and we will meet again.

01/28/2021

Adding some tools to the resume during quarantine. SPRAT and EMT/Paramedic. Looking forward to getting the adventures rolling again once we are able. Some cool things are cooking.

01/16/2021

Mountaineering history was made today with the first winter ascent of K2 by a team of Nepalese climbers. Congratulations team!

Juggernaut is looking forward to heading back to Nepal with a team of brave adventures.

11/12/2020

Great 2 days scouting in Acadia National park in Maine for a spring adventure. And it happened to be my brothers birthday so what better place to have some cake and cling to oceanside cliffs. Happy Birthday bro!

10/02/2020

Happy Birthday President Jimmy Carter! Hope to see you in Nepal again someday.

09/18/2020

The best thing about adventure is getting to share it and introduce it to the younger generations. Just like they’ll hopefully do with their kids someday. She’ll be rappelling a waterfall with me in no time and I’m sure the doll too.

07/21/2020

This is J.J. A remarkable kid who loves Spider-Man and unfortunately had an accident around a camp fire and suffered some bad burns to his arms and legs a couple months ago. He also loves adventure, so he came over with his sister and we had fun on his first ropes course.

He spotted the Spider-Man doll I put at the top of the climbing tree and I had to talk him out of free-climbing and to maybe wait and put a harness and rope on. He now owns the speed record for the climbing tree... nice job buddy; see you at Ellis Falls next.

07/08/2020

Something that has worked well for me and my fitness goals recently has been intermittent fasting. Definitely worth doing your research on before you do it. I fast for 16 hours a day and eat small meals when I break the fast. The schedule I follow is I start eating at 1pm and can eat until 9pm but usually stop at around 730. Then I train from 9-10pm when the kids are finally asleep. I’ve noticed positive changes both physically and mentally. Here’s a few of my favorite at-home, covid crowd avoiding workouts:

Work out #1:

-5 minute warm up. Jacks, squats, push ups ect.
-Ten 100 meter hill sprints.
-300 battle rope jump ropes(as many at one time without stopping or hitting yourself in the back of the head and falling over)
-50 burpees
-50 jackknife sit-ups

Workout #2:

-Warm up
-100 high knees
-100 dumbbell jumping V jacks
-100 bench overs
-100 Mtn climbers
-100 jump squats
-1 minute plank x 3
(Doing as many at one time as you can before stopping. Write down your numbers to keep track).

#3:
-Dumbbell complex: I have a set of 10, 15, 20 and 30 pound weights. Use the heavy set when you can.
-10 shoulder press
-10 squats
-10 back rows
-10 bicep curls
-10 tricep kickbacks
-10 push ups
Then 9 reps, 8 and so on down to 1.

Hopefully adventures will resume soon, until then keep training and stay safe.

06/18/2020

Due to the pandemic, the Bear Grylls Survival Academy has cancelled all dates in the US this season. Stay healthy, active, and next year will be a big year for BGSA and the White Mountains of New Hampshire.. details coming soon.

06/08/2020

On this day in 1924, the greatest mountaineering mystery of all time was born. George Mallory(right) and his climbing partner Andrew “Sandy” Irvine disappeared in a cloud high on the Northeast ridge of Mt Everest. Mallory’s body was found in 1999 but Irvine’s remains missing. Were they the first to reach the summit of Everest? Mallory was said to have a camera with him that has also never been found. Could that hold the key to the mystery? Kodak said they could still develop the film after all these years if it is ever located. I like to think they made it. There’s a few great books on the topic if you’re interested in changing up your quarantine reading.

This story made me want to climb and fueled a passion that’s been burning for over 30 years. If you have a chance to experience the Himalayas you definitely should. Juggernaut will hopefully be returning in October 2021 depending on how things play out. Keep the adventure alive and I’ll see you soon.

05/20/2020

Always look for the silver lining: due to a drastic decrease in pollution, Mt Everest can be seen from Kathmandu for the first time in living memory. And I made a jump rope from a battle rope and have been kicking my own ass. What a time to be alive... hopefully we’ll be climbing ocean-side cliffs in Acadia in no time. Stay physically and mentally healthy and active.

05/03/2020

Lots of interest in the Acadia adventure, which is awesome. Unfortunately they’re temporarily closed but when they reopen I’ll post a date and details for the climb and give people a couple weeks to register and put it in their schedules. Pretty epic place to spend a day.

I put my 8th grade shop class skills to good use and she’ll be ready for the climb too.. see you soon.

05/01/2020

Once we are able, the first adventure out of the gate will be a day-long climbing trip to Acadia in Maine to climb on ocean side cliffs. Adventure and social distance at the same time..