Onus
“We can keep going to the summit, or turn it around here. It’s up to you guys.” asked our guide Conrad. We were tucked in behind a rock formation named Split Rock. Visibility was about 20′ at best and Conrad was obviously working hard to find his way since we crested the rim of Tuckerman […]
The Play at Home Version
We should be hitting the trail around 8am Saturday morning on Mount Washington. To follow along (at least the weather) you can check out the following links: Auto road temps – gives you a good idea what the temperature is at various elevations. Current summit conditions – near live feed of the weather at the […]
Cheap and Shameless
Too cheap to buy new mountaineering boots, I epoxied the sole back on after years of use caused its factory bond to give way. Not caring what people think and more interested in the effectiveness of my fix before my trip, I’m wearing my pink boots around the office today. – b
First Steps
Abigail’s taken her first couple of steps. Jen saw her yesterday and I saw her this morning. First she went forward 2 or 3 steps, then she went sideways. She’s pretty shaky and it looks more like momentum than coordination that’s carrying her. Either way, she’s moving in an upright position. Won’t be long now. […]
Preparations
Started packing for my trip to Mt. Washington this weekend. I spent an hour trying to properly fasten my ice axe. I love my pack, but I’ve never been impressed with its ice axe restraint. It’s like an afterthought. The bottom loop that holds the head is too flimsy and the shaft loop is loosely […]
My Girl’s Boots
You may have noticed Abigail got some pink boots. Also here and here. I can’t help but notice some similarities between hers and someone elses boots around here. Now if I could just find some crampons that fit hers – I wouldn’t have to worry about missing her this weekend. – b
Avalanche!
Went over a week with zero solar production. The last big storm was big enough and the temps cold enough to keep all that snow up there. Yesterday that changed. With the temps in the upper 30’s and the constant rain, the majority of the snow decided to come down. All at once. You can […]
Abigail’s First Birthday
For Abigail’s first birthday we wanted something low key. It was supposed to be my mother, Jen’s mother and us (me, Jen and Abigail), but my Mom got Bell’s Palsy a week or so before the date and couldn’t make it up for the weekend. That’s ok. Being the techno geeks we are, we had […]
The Secret to the Snowblower
When we got that “big” storm over a week ago, I finally figured out the secret to the snowblower. The bigger the snow, the better. I bought the commercial version for a reason. All that light fluffy crap we’d been getting prior to this wasn’t “enough” for it. It was overkill. More work than it […]