Foro on the balcony, the nicest place to be in the evening Foro and I had a nice day trying to avoid the heat. I woke up just a bit before the sun rose, and realized that if I wanted to do anything outside I'd better do it early. So I walked up to a... Continue Reading →
Quartzite
I thought I hated climbing on quartzite. It's a hard rock to figure out; the holds are never where you think they are going to be and sometimes it just feels soapy. Depending on the orientation, it also tends to gather a lot of lichen and moss (lichen: 'I liken it to moss'). I can... Continue Reading →
Chapeau du Gendarme, Ubaye, France (or “this path is worth finding”)
I've used that phrase before, somewhere back in another post from another time, "this path is worth finding". It was from a book of "14'ers" in Colorado, some of which the access was off the beaten path in a literal sense. When there was a nominal path, the guide book said, "This path is worth... Continue Reading →
Mother of a Muttenhorn
Many years ago I went on a hike and said to myself "I could really do this again some day because I didn't see anything!" The fog was so thick that day that there was no view. All I remember was a couple of men down in a really impossible spot trying to knock out... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 