FindMeSpot Locator Alert!
Apparently we're still alive. The tracker has us home in Alpharetta, Georgia, a hundredth of a mile off and not going anywhere.
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climbing
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New Stuff
Two UPS guys and two FedEx guys delivered a static rope, a new helmet, the comfiest harness I've ever worn, and base layers. The tools are dusted off and I've been swinging them around the house. Now I just need ice. (Update: turns out there's ice climbing in Georgia.)
Alaska (Part III)
Things are looking up. After two years away, it looks like I'll get back to Alaska in May, maybe for the West Buttress, the West Rib, or Foraker. First some ice climbing to shake off the rust, and getting used to the idea of leading, which scares the crap out of me right now.
FindMeSpot Locator Alert!
Apparently we're still alive. Another New York ping, roughly half a mile from the marked point of interest and holding steady since the last check-in.
FindMeSpot Locator Alert!
Apparently we're still alive. The tracker puts us home in New York, New York, about two-thirds of a mile off the mark and not budging since last time.
FindMeSpot Locator Alert!
Apparently we're still alive. The tracker has us home in New York again, two-thirds of a mile out and not an inch moved since last time.
Pikes Peak
The Barr Trail sign says Pikes Peak's 13 miles and 7,300 feet can be hiked "at a brisk pace" in eight hours. I'd never call our pace brisk, more a purposeful saunter. We finished in 6:59:57.
Movies and Mountains
I think I could happily watch nearly any movie if I could chase it with The Expendables. Plus the Magic Trackpad arrived, and the Mt. Shuksan and Baker pictures are finally posted, route and all.
Climbing Shuksan & Baker
We bailed halfway up Fisher Chimneys rather than descend in the dark, then turned to Baker for a full fifteen-hour summit day fueled by two candy bars and a liter of water. The haze, it turned out, was Canada being on fire.
Stairway to Nowhere
I used to lug serious weight up dozens of flights of stairs for fitness, or torture, or something. The gym's stair-stepper promised that same enduring burn. It delivers nothing. You barely push yourself up at all. It's pointless.
