Reality Check

This blog sucks! Mostly because I don't get out enough, and anything worth writing up is 2.5 hours away (Hood). Also because no one wants to read my ski touring reports, especially if you don't have good/any pictures- "I hit knee deep powder in trees all day, it was fun, no really fun..."- which is what I've been doing instead of climbing (mostly).

So fine, it does suck for now. I wrote up a piece on my experience on Chimborazo, mostly to hash out my writing 'style' and also because I've never actually written a trip report before. I deleted all the other posts, because only I can keep myself accountable (or maybe a ticket to a climbing venue can: http://www.skywardmountaineering.com/alpinism/commitment-revisited) and nobody really gives a fuck about my gumby struggles.

But...There's still hope! Within the next few months, the idea is to ski:
Hood, Baker, Adams, Shasta, 3 Sisters, Jefferson, Washington, basically all those (Oregon) cascades gems, potentially adding in Rainier (if I make it up this summer I'm not slogging down!)
As for climbing, who knows. Smith rock, more trad, hopefully Leavenworth, Index, and maybe some cragging in Salt Lake too!
....and hopefully there'll be some trip reports and pictures!

Now for an inspirational picture:
[Looking up at the Wy'east face on a sunny Pea Gravel ridge]