I’d forgotten how much tread these @lasportivagram TX3 approach shoes came with! 😅 Glad I nabbed a fresh pair before they’re discontinued.
Fancy Unicode text, an incredible performance, a better t-shirt, a whimsical app, a Shortcuts tip, Severance merch, and an amazing climbing accomplishment in New Zealand.
My wife and I have never been ones to fly flags at home. But the sickening attack happening on LGBTQ+ folks has compelled us to be more visible and outspoken in our support for them and other marginalized communities. Simply flying a flag isn’t much, but I hope you know you have friends in this house.
Be kind. Treat everyone with dignity and respect. That’s what we believe it is to be an American. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇸
Finally ticked Central Pillar with Jim and @saw_dust_ery! Both pitches were so much fun today. I led up the right side with some big traverses. Then top roping the steeper left side was one of my favorite pitches of the season. Hope to get back to lead that one soon!
Squeaking in perhaps our last climb on Multi Gully for the season, @izzolp33 and I had a grand time on the fat and sticky second pitch (first pitch is definitely deteriorating). Great day in the Adirondacks!
@newyorkoutdoorguides @lakeplacidadk #Adirondacks #PerfectDayADK #HireAGuide
Sneaking in a few pitches with @ben_k_ and @andrew_jarvis05 before the next big warm-up. North Side of Pitchoff seems like it’ll hold on for a bit longer. 🤞
Book your ice trip before it’s too late!
Hiking Marshall and Cliff mountains together meant we could cut out an extra drive to Newcomb, but, boy, 20-mile days are long! Spring is knocking at our door with wet snow conditions, and rivers opening back up. But the peaks are still plenty snowy and gorgeous. Another couple winter peaks checked off the ol’ list!
Anna Betts: ‘US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms’
The United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms.
Civicus, an international non-profit organization dedicated to “strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world”, announced the inclusion of the US on the non-profit’s first watchlist of 2025 on Monday, alongside the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia.
Oh joy. 😞
Wait a second. Do I really still have to sign in to replay.music.apple.com to get my Replay playlists added to my music library? I just realized that I never even had my 2024 one added, let alone the 2025 one that’s now available! 🤪
HowNot2 is an amazing resource for the climbing community. They make videos and guides about gear and how it will/won’t break, AND they’ve made a world-class store with great prices and better shipping. Orders ship same day or it’s free! I placed this like 30 minutes ago and it’s already shipped.
As foretold, I just placed an order for an M4 MacBook Air! 😁 I decided to try out Upgraded, the company that does 36-month 0% interest financing with upgrade options after 2 years (similar to the iPhone Upgrade Program), that I mentioned back in December. I’ll let you know how it goes! 🤞
Did a little recon of ice conditions this afternoon, March 7. Pics 1-4 are Lock Ness (sketchy, had to jump over a stream to get there). Pics 5-7 are Little Moscow (fat and fun). Pic 8 is Pitchoff Right (looked better than I hoped, but I didn’t look up close).
Three Flows (right side) and Buster/Bowser still looked good as I stole looks while driving the Cascade Pass. Will Roth told me NSOP was “really good” today too.
A little impromptu High Peak ski this morning with @izzolp33, snagging Esther Mountain after skinning up the Wilmington Trail at @whiteface_mt. Conditions were better than we hoped! (Forgot the summit pic! 😭)
Just gotta reiterate that I love reading my social timeline (Micro.blog via @sod’s experimental feeds) through the new Reeder app. Super fast, timeline position sync, great design and conversation view…it’s awesome!
I’m pretty psyched about the new M4 MacBook Air! It’s very likely my next computer—my first MacBook Air ever!
It’s missing just two things that I was hoping for: a nano-texture display option and the C1 cellular modem. The modem was a longshot, but it would’ve future-proofed this Mac well for me.
A little guide’s day off action on Three Flows with @joewagnerphoto. Right line is still fat! Killer blue ice across the pass too.
Winter’s still roaring in the ADK. There’s still time to book a trip to climb some ice in March!
It was a distinct pleasure to climb and film with @joewagnerphoto, @karl, and @blakecort for @arche.productions on Three Flows today! Superb conditions and stoke from the crew gave me the confidence I needed to lead my first WI4 when the easier lines to the left didn’t look as good. What a fun route!! (You’ll have to wait for the official footage to see me on the sharp end. 😉)
Trekking with Todd up Allen Mountain for @highpeaksmountainguides on Sunday was a joy! 14 miles on skis, 4 miles in snowshoes. The crystal-clear bluebird views made the bitter cold 1000% worth it! (And the best butt-slide in the ADK. 👌)
Two socials, four blogs, and one video for you (belatedly) this week.
It just occurred to me that I’ve not seen blog posts from a few folks in my RSS reader since they moved hosting house. I dunno how many others I’m missing out on. This is your periodic plea to maintain your own RSS URLs (with redirects if necessary). 😘
Today’s goal: install the new propane heat stove. Success! But at the cost of my cook stove being disconnected for a potential leak—and nearly my water heater refusing to relight. 🤦♂️ Between those, major roof water damage, and recent purchases, this is shaping up to be an expensive home year. 🏠
🔗 iOS 18.4 adds tons of new Shortcuts actions, hints at Siri’s future upgrades
Inside the updated Shortcuts app, you’ll find new actions to change settings for various Apple apps. And within each action there’s an extremely granular deeper layer of actions you can perform.
[List of example Safari actions.]
All of this clearly isn’t here just to benefit the Shortcuts app.
Rather, these more fine-grained actions lay the groundwork for new powers Siri will gain in a future update.
It’s about time that Shortcuts got some love!
America Alone. That really sums up America’s current foreign policy. Trump is remolding the United States in his own image — bigoted, confrontational, erratic, reactionary, greedy, belligerent, vindictive, petty, friendless, authoritarian — and he won’t be content until the US is as lonely and isolated as he is.
Winter weather fuels Adirondackers in their favorite outdoor pursuits! The 3P Race (Pole, Pedal, Paddle) is an awesome community event here in @saranaclake that showcases the joy in outdoor movement, no matter the sport. 13.4 miles of alpine skiing, biking, Nordic skiing, paddling (the still partially frozen river), running, and flat-out fun.
Thanks to the dozens (hundreds?) of folks who made this happen! I already can’t wait for next year.
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.” Because the US is a Russian ally (or satellite?) now I guess.
If you voted Trump, you had to know this was coming. And ought to be ashamed. Our alignment with Russia (against long-standing allies) is some of the scariest stuff this administration is doing.