"Because it's there."

[thør]

Low precip year for you? We're having a desert winter. I have no idea what the ice is like this year.

Plenty of precip and cold temps.....lotsa ice. I haven't been by, but I imagine that Candyland (a wall past Bird Point) is living up to it's name.

 

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Plenty of precip and cold temps.....lotsa ice. I haven't been by, but I imagine that Candyland (a wall past Bird Point) is living up to it's name.

With sunny days to make it run. Perfect.

 

[thør]

With sunny days to make it run. Perfect.

Plus, it's warmed up to 10°F!

 

[Peregrinator]

Plus, it's warmed up to 10°F!

Damn. Y'all must be running around in Bermudas and Hawaiian shirts. It was negative single digits here last night.

 

[thør]

Damn. Y'all must be running around in Bermudas and Hawaiian shirts. It was negative single digits here last night.

Starting to snow a little. Might just wear a sweater outside.

 

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Starting to snow a little. Might just wear a sweater outside.

I need to get my fat ass up a hill.

 

[thør]

I need to get my fat ass up a hill.

I need to ski.

 

[Peregrinator]

I need to ski.

I suppose I could do that, too. Hmm.

 

[thør]

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxsnyfwGVA1qa0yd4o1_500.jpg

 

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I suppose I could do that, too. Hmm.

So I did, a ski up the front side of our little local hill and then down the road around the back. Probably four miles or so all told, and not much of it effortless. Excellent to be out moving in the wintery hills again. I plan on making a habit of it, to see what it feels like to get back in shape again.

 

[Peregrinator]

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxsnyfwGVA1qa0yd4o1_500.jpg

Not very exposed at all, is it?

 

[thør]

So I did, a ski up the front side of our little local hill and then down the road around the back. Probably four miles or so all told, and not much of it effortless. Excellent to be out moving in the wintery hills again. I plan on making a habit of it, to see what it feels like to get back in shape again.

The habit. It's like crack.

Not very exposed at all, is it?

West Rib, Denali, 1959.

 

[thør]

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly85b6A3BV1qa22slo1_500.jpg

 

[Peregrinator]

The habit. It's like crack.



West Rib, Denali, 1959.

Sure is.

Somewhere in the world there's a jackass who covers mountains with piles of rubble. I hate that bastard.

 

[thør]

Somewhere in the world there's a jackass who covers mountains with piles of rubble. I hate that bastard.

Makes my ankles hurt to think about it.

 

[Peregrinator]

Makes my ankles hurt to think about it.

People call Mt Washington "The Rockpile." Fun in crampons.

 

[thør]

People call Mt Washington "The Rockpile." Fun in crampons.

Yuck, steel on rock is slippery.....

 

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Yuck, steel on rock is slippery.....

Video from my favorite day ever up there (the sound is good):

http://youtu.be/0UKVOK2EsLA

 

[thør]

Video from my favorite day ever up there (the sound is good):

http://youtu.be/0UKVOK2EsLA

Nice day on the hill.

Need a password to access the whole account.

 

[Peregrinator]

Nice day on the hill.

Need a password to access the whole account.

It was gorgeous that day. I'm sure I've posted other pics of the climb in here.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Peregrinator/125_2518.jpg

I switched to youtube, so no worries.

 

[thør]

It was gorgeous that day. I'm sure I've posted other pics of the climb in here.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Peregrinator/125_2518.jpg

I switched to youtube, so no worries.

You can't beat a sunny day.

 

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You can't beat a sunny day.

Especially there. It was like a tourist brochure. Speaking of which, how's Anchorage this fine evening?

 

[thør]

Especially there. It was like a tourist brochure. Speaking of which, how's Anchorage this fine evening?

Low teens outside (°F) with only a couple mph wind. I can see the lights of the city clearly, so it's not snowing. Today, we had everything from a blizzard to bright sun at the house. I was out to Eagle River mid-day and the weather was boring out there.

 

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Low teens outside (°F) with only a couple mph wind. I can see the lights of the city clearly, so it's not snowing. Today, we had everything from a blizzard to bright sun at the house. I was out to Eagle River mid-day and the weather was boring out there.

Stable. We're warming up here, from negative single numbers this time last night to +22 right now. Supposed to be in the forties this week...so much for the skiing.

 

[thør]

Stable. We're warming up here, from negative single numbers this time last night to +22 right now. Supposed to be in the forties this week...so much for the skiing.

Supposed to snow, tomorrow.