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New and Experienced Climbers over 50 #43
 Monday's family hike from Donner Summit to Palisades Ski resort! 15 miles 3000' up and about 4000' down. It was like walking thru field after field of wildflowers! |
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One of the accusers literally worked for Susan Collins and the other has something to do with the heritage foundation but that doesn't sound weird in todays politics... Just got home from work and sat on the couch. the main rd is right behind me. I had just let Hugi out and I am decompressing for a moment. I hear a tire chirp and a soft thud right behind me on the road. I go investigate and its not my Cat, Its a tiny baby deer. Picked it up and stashed it in the woods on the other side of the road, Hugi watched me do this. I tried to tell him how bad the road is but who knows if he gets it.. I have never seen him on the road.. The mother and faun lived in the band of trees between my place and the next hayfield. I am sure she saw it happen. Its a fucked up world.. Sunset at the beach.  |
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It wasn’t just a single woman, it was several. And the swastika tattoo is quite real. And there were plenty of people who looked past this and continued to support him because getting Collins out of office was such a priority. A much larger pile of rotting trash came out about Trump, but huge numbers supported him anyway because it was so important to not let Hillary (and later Biden/Harris) into office. Both of these phenomenon occurred prior to the person getting into office, which returns to my earlier point: in years past, anything even remotely resembling this kind of scandal would crush the campaign, or result in career-ending resignations. Now, such scandals actually bolster support for the candidate (for a while it did for Platner). This says an awful lot about how the mindset of the electorate has changed in the last ten years, and underscores the desperate need for better candidates to choose from. |
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Norm. Where is this? |
apogee wrote: From what I understand it's not a swastika, but the skull and crossbones associated with the SS. Details matter, but they don't dilute |
Nick Goldsmith wrote: Last shot is Daff Dome in Tuolemne! I did Blown Away a few years back. Great route. |
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Not Daff. Our annual 10 day visit. No swastikas were seen nor news listened to. Climbing Bliss. |
Norm Larson wrote: Oh boy, I'm embarrassed! Edit: to not recognize the wall with the Bachar-Yerian is shameful. |
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I don't know much about platner but have heard him speak a few times about poor decisions and behavior in the past and how he knows better now. Kicking in doors and killing people for a living tends to mess people up. I am much more likely to give some slack to someone who made bad decisions in the past and is genuinely regretful and showing growth than someone who is currently a piece of shit. I was only aware of two accusations of sexual abuse both by employees of the opposition.. that does seem fishy. If there's an actual deposition under oath I would be inclined to throw him under the bus. Otherwise I am suspicious. |
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All the beautiful pictures of flowers, hills and climbing has made me a little homesick. I have 3 little girls who are texting me daily... one just lost her SECOND MOLAR. I feel like I need to get up there fast, give everyone a hug, dive in a lake, and spend some quality time with my family.  Meanwhile, it's a gorgeous day here, but hot. When I stepped back into my car this morning it was already 91 degrees. This is my counter to Nick's cold plunge. I do the sauna part. I keep visiting my special place, still mesmerized by how pretty this rock is. For the life of me, I cannot remember how I climbed it. It took some pretzel logic to make it to the top, Bob coaching all the way.   I listened to a long interview by Mark Hudon, a Yosemite climber who is now 70. It was a rewarding piece to listen to, because he has enjoyed his life and climbing so much. One thing that felt liberating was he said that he and his close climbing partners have many times climbed routes that they already knew they couldn't send... they enjoyed the experience of even doing part of it. So, I feel a bit vindicated for wanting to hop on some routes that are too hard for me, but I still loved the experience of trying, feeling the moves, learning something new. |
Norm Larson wrote: Gorgeous! Looks like a spot east of Fresno...great area. I think we spent a week or more there 20+ years ago and hardly saw anyone else. |
Norm Larson wrote: Nice to just turn off. So you must be improving. Great to see old dads getting out.
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 I love climbing and the mountains and the desert, but I couldn’t live more than an hour from this. |
 If you zoom in you'll see the world's largest single mast sailboat towering over the town. It was a little distracting during the fireworks last weekend as the fireworks barely went higher than the mast. Water is good.  |
 Turned 58 yesterday! This morning: lifting in backyard with Pink Floyd, hummingbirds, flowers and veggies growing. |
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After my family and I hiked from Donner to Palisades on Monday, I went back to get the car and saw a fixed line on this boulder: https://youtu.be/tA4i4OJ-L6Q?is=oV_epQSeoC4GetEF It's funny, because now no one does it when there isn't snow at the base, changing it from a bold highball to a standard size! |
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Monday 20mm edge one arm lockoff is getting really close. Can feel my supporting foot shifting on the pad. Nearly all weight on my fingers.shoulders tucked in. Tuesday 2 V5, projected two V6 nearly getting one, projected two V7, climbs a steep 5.11b got pumped then coerced to attempt yet another V6… no go. Too pumped. Wednesday topped out 3 5.12b/c(not clean), they felt like normal climbs. Fingers felt good and all. Thursday easy Kikter board problems up to V3, V5 got one move … 10 problems. Ready for a restful weekend… Last week I came closer to topping out the lieback 8mm edge crack. Still some work to do and more to finish two of the three leads. 3rd is easier but still using footholds. |
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Hey M M! I appreciate your sense of humor! And I believe it's common knowledge that boulderers are smarter, better looking and basically all round better people than all other climbers. 🤣 |
Todd Berlier wrote: Yes, I too was once an Arrogant Bastard... |
