There is no way to describe the total lack of ambition to do anything today. Okay, I did laundry. I did a bit of work (a student needed a recommendation letter, and I forgot to share some documents with a colleague who is replacing me for one of my classes this year). But that's done... Continue Reading →

We're back in beautiful Innsbruck, running away from two days of bad weather in the Dolomites. I hope we can get back to there this season. It's hard to complain about them finally getting rain, since they've been having such a long drought there, but it's been a dream of mine to go back and... Continue Reading →

And a good time was had by all! A nice climb around IV maximum and with a bit of bolts in place (maybe 6-8 for the whole climb of around nine short pitches.) A little bit worn by previous climbers, but it was actually rather nice as it made it easier to find the route.... Continue Reading →

It’s finally beginning, the voyage part of the sabbatical. We’ve run across a concert in the campground, beautiful….it’s this kind of thing that I was hoping for. The planned and the unexpected, the desired and the happenstance. Today we climbed but I needed to find out what sort of shape I was in and we... Continue Reading →