either that, or she's got interesting plans for her kid.

west just being the desert regions?

House flies are bad this year. They keep buzzing around me here at the office.

Anyway, just tried to kill one with a flyswatter. It was a long shot, it was sitting on the handle of my desk. Anyway, I hit it, it goes flying....right down my shirt! And it's still alive! And there were people right there, so I couldn't hardly start feeling around in my shirt to try to get rid of it.

It did fly out and fly away. I just wanted to tell someone about it.

That is awl.

Well, finished up the hangboard cycle for the month, and am pretty psyched about the way training is going so far. It's been unusually cool here in the Dubbya Vee, temps haven't gotten over 80 for nearly a week. Got out climbing yesterday for the first time in a while, and it went pretty well, despite the regular post-hangboard lack of power. Was so psyched that I climbed all day– 9 or 10 pitches up to 12c– then went bouldering until dark afterwards.

The big challenge for building power is going to be putting together a good bouldering circuit with reliable moves that won't get wet all the time. Otherwise I'm gonna be doing a lot of commutes to the gym in Charleston.

Is this in preparation to the trip out West? Otherwise, I am having a hard time imagining why you'd do a hangboard cycle that ended on July 31st. Seems like it is way too early for the fall climbing season?

If you like spicy, plant some jalapenos next year. Of all the peppers I've ever grown, those produce (by far) more, and earlier, than any other.

Funny thing about jalapenos - they only get spicy if they're water-stressed. Couple of years I watered them every day, and they were super-happy - big, bushy plants, full of gorgeous jalapenos. Tried several different varieties, from different companies. Couldn't figure out why nearly every last one of 'em had no heat. The next year I let them get a little wilty between waterings, and they spiced right up.

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I tried bell peppers one year and never again. They take too long and just don't produce enough. Sheppards are a good option for a sweet pepper, but they still take longer than say a sweet banana. Could work well for you though, I think your growing season is a touch longer?

I've done pretty okay with egg plant in the past, but for the number I need and use I just buy them.

Let me know how the mellons do. I've never had luck, I think they need too much water (this may have been a good year to try them).

I've never noticed the water stress, I've also heard that a nice hot summer will produce hotter peppers, but haven't really noticed that either.

What does seem to be true is you want a nice crackling on them. We always leave them until they get nice and red.

I find they produce later than a couple of the other hot peppers we grow. The cayennes do really well, but they have very little meat to them. We started growing these nice little thai type chillies that are fucking rad. The plant stays really small up here, but they are prolific. They have produced the first ripe peppers for my this year.

Another variety that I really like big bombs, but couldn't find them. I found them about as hot as my jalapenos, but a bit bigger and meatier. Couldn't find them this year though :(.

Yeah, it's not the best time for true periodization, but I just decided that, since July is usually so grim with conditions, and I'd be traveling for half of August, it was the best time to just kind of reboot my finger strength. I don't really want to have a defined peak this season, but just come into it in better shape than off-the-couch. And hangboard strength sticks around for a loooong time.

And yeah, I would like to climb well when I'm in Yewtaw, heh.

[garden tawk]. I've got one pepper plant that is huge, but no fruit yet. Booooo. Even planted mint that is struggling (how the fuck for that happen?). Only thing that seems to be doing well in the forest soil is oregano, which is going nuts.

gardening tawk << bread talk <<<<<< biking tawk

I was going to ask if you got an ACC membership to stay at the hut, but then remembered that it's only the huts in the East where members get a discount.

Climbing Tawk!

Bugaboos TR

After getting to the parking lot and porcupine-proofing our car, we bivied and then hiked in the next morning. Despite a ninety-pound pack, it wasn’t that bad, taking about 2.5 hours for a three mile hike with 3000’ of vert.


Check out my sexy thighs...

The first day, we set up our dome sweet dome, and scouted the approach to the Northeast Ridge of Bugaboo Spire. When we went for it the next morning, we got to the col and hid in a cave while waiting out a lightning-graupel storm. Back to the tent. That afternoon, Aki led a somewhat gross and overgrown 5.10 corner, and we hiked Eastpost.


Day three, we re-attempted Northeast Ridge, and were successful. 11.5 hours camp to camp.


There is even a fantastic poo-with-a-view on the Bugaboo-Snowpatch Col.


Day four, the weather was supposed to be shit. We took it easy, even though it wasn’t too bad. Days five and six, however, it was shit. After over ten thousand cumulative points in rummy and five rounds of Settlers of Catan in the Kain hut, we were a bit nuts.



Day seven, we attempted to do the Pigeon spire route. It was a bit rime-y, so we bailed and did part of a route up the pigeon toe.


We also walked all over the fucking park, and Anthony bonked hard. Like sets-up-autoblock-off-harness hard.

Day eight, we went and did Surf’s Up with our neighbor Andy. Ended up on a party-belay with seven people total.
Ended up coming off at sunset.


Day nine, Aki and I did a route up pigeon spire. I want to say it was Tailfeathers left. Or right. I don’t remember.
Here is the last bit of the approach on 60 degree plus snow.


And the third belay.


Twizzlers and Arizona Ice tea after nine days of climbing make for one hell of a readjustment. My guts still don’t feel right.

Nice pics!

And your sexy thighs are very white.

woo?

Fuck you!!!!


That iz awl.

Climbing Tawk!

There is even a fantastic poo-with-a-view on the Bugaboo-Snowpatch Col.