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A Climber's Hands

Andrew McLean made a good article about how he admires alpinist Fred Beckeys hands. Maybe one day my hands will look like that. for now, after climbing tonight, they look like this:

Meteor Shower at White Rocks

Tom and I hiked up white rocks in PA to watch meteors from 2-5 this morning. Saw about 10 awesome ones but also enjoyed the hike. It was in the upper 30s- winter is on the way in PA.
Some pics

BACON!!!

The Avalanche Handbook

Im currently reading The Avalanche Handbook. This book is definetely not for the faint-of-heart. If Bruce Trempers book is an Avalanche awareness lesson, this is a full blown Avy curriculum textbook. Unfortunately, this makes it a heavy read, with lots of confusing charts and firgures etc. I am attacking this book one page at a time, and if I come across something I can't understand, I stop and research it until I understand it. After two weeks I'm on chapter 2.

Some content from the book:

An example of some of the intense any data.

Snow is so cool!!!!!!!

Alaska: behind the scenes

I like to post classic "Alaskan" Pictures of big mountains and glaciers. But here are a couple other takes on alaska.

AMG SKAGWAY

I shook the camera to blur the fire until it spelled my name

Sam. The three legged dog with an underbite

Birdsboro Rock Climbing

Day trip from school to sport climb. mostly 9s and 10s.

Stream Crossing on a cable.

5.9 slabby loose rock reminiscent of AK

Camping on Roundtop

Went up to the top of Roundtop with Gary for the night. Slept on the sunrise proch of a lift house at the top of Gunbarrell. Made bacon and vegetable soup and slept well.