Welcome @kyleford@hachyderm.io, his site houseofkyle.com is a new member site of the One a Month Club!
When the weather’s warm and sunny down south while it’s wet and dreary up north, you go to the Gunks! A perfect weekend spent with good friends from @adkclimb.club! Finally tagged Ken’s Crack (5.7+) on this trip — what a great little route.
This cabinet is full of clowns. But dangerous, dangerous clowns. 🤡
Let’s nerd out on some anchors I used this weekend at the Gunks! Let me know your favorite one and any questions. 🤘
A: I use this for the top out whenever possible because it sets us up for an efficient rap back down, and using the rope makes for a strong-yet-stretchy anchor.
B: When the anchor’s gear is close together, this classic setup is quick and clear. And getting the rack ready for your second to easily grab is just polite, plus reduces the chance of a dropped piece during a handover.
C: Make your master points high and tight! But then don’t be afraid to extend it to better position the rope and yourself to give an effective belay. Your tether being part of the anchor can complicate things if leading in blocks, but this was the top out so it was ideal.
@newyorkoutdoorguides @lakeplacidadk #gunks #climbing #HireAGuide
All of the fun today with @adkclimb.club friends at Jewels & Gems! Dustin’ off the cobwebs for a glorious rock season. Come climb with us! (Link to book a trip in bio)
It won’t be for a long while, but the Subaru Solterra EV will probably be my next vehicle.
Finished reading: My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George 📚
This book was formative for me back in my middle school years and is precisely why Peregrine Falcons are my favorite bird. A quick read, but certainly makes me want to run away to the woods. I’d forgotten the disappointing ending, though.
Pratik writing about a curiosity with his workplace’s X account:
Today, during our check-in, she mentioned a very curious thing about the site. Our account hardly follows anyone out there so the timeline when she logs in is all Musk. Naturally, she prefers not to read his tweets either so she muted him.
Curiously after that, she wasn’t able to post any tweets. No error but just that random “Something didn’t work. Please try again.” message. She tried logging out and logging back in, tried it from her phone and then from a private browser window but nothing worked.
She even thought, muting Musk wouldn’t be the issue, right? Right? But just to test it out, she umuted him and suddenly everything started working just fine and she was able to post.
Super duper gross.
Apple is making its trove of demo devices at its stores charge a little greener. Here’s Joe Rossignol:
In its 2025 Environmental Progress Report released today, Apple revealed that it plans to expand its Clean Energy Charging feature to iPhone and iPad demo units on display at Apple Stores and other retail stores across the United States.
This feature makes the device wait to charge until the time of day that the grid’s power is comparatively cleaner.
These little changes don’t make the biggest difference, but they do add up. I’m surprised it’s not already been on, but this is a good change.
Come on, U.K., not you too. 👎 People can be whoever they want to be, and it’s not up to anyone else to tell them otherwise. The world seems to have forgotten the golden rule, and — to vastly understate it — that’s a huge bummer. 🏳️⚧️
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I’m a big ol' fan of usernames that are actually website domains. It started with my Instagram and Bluesky profiles at heyjb.me, and now I’ve whipped up adkclimb.club for a new meetup group I started!
A little solo hike up Saddleback from The Garden yesterday. Trailhead says spring, but the peak’s still in winter with fresh snow. 14.3 miles, 3157 ft elevation gain, 9.5 hours.
We’re psyched to support @vanhoevenberg’s bouldering comp today (2pm) with prizes in the pool for competitors. You could win 50% off a guided climbing experience with us! Hope to see you there climbing or cheering on! 🤘
Finished reading: My Murder by Katie Williams 📚
Ooh this is a good one. An intriguing premise that morphs, twists and turns unexpectedly, and ultimately delivers.
Finished reading: Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender 📚
Goodness, what an extraordinary person. This recounting of his life is the best I’ve read, and certainly reveals more humanity than the rest.
Finished reading: Penric’s Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold 📚
A decent little tale, but I don’t think I’ll continue the series.
Finished reading: The Push: A Climber’s Search for the Path by Tommy Caldwell 📚
Fantastic story, expertly written. Tommy Caldwell’s desire for excellence and perseverance to get there is an inspiration!
A little personal trip down to the Gunks to get ready for rock season! Feels great to be pluggin’ cams and pulling on rock. Book a trip of your own! Single and multi pitch, learn to lead, anchoring clinics — we do it all.
Todd and I completed a mega day out in the High Peaks (18 miles, 6000 ft elevation gain, 13.5 hours) tagging his 20th-23rd winter summits. Our first truly warm hike together this winter, we battled steep ascents, deteriorating snow, and high winds. But it was all smiles all day with incredible views throughout the day. What a way to close out the winter hiking season!
March ended in a flurry! I scurried down to the Gunks for a few days of nice weather to climb with @coppertop217 (we stayed in a school bus AirBnB!), who then followed me back up north for a very successful @adkclimb.club and skiing at @whiteface_mt. I hunkered down for a couple days while an ice storm made everything slippery and then back to Whiteface for an open-to-close laps day with the man, the myth, the legend @willclimbz for his birthday. Great way to round out the month, and now I’m back to dreaming about rock climbing!
Finding it hard to get motivated to tackle my work to-do list… Small goals, I guess. #1: Social post about climbing. #2: Blog post about a great podcast I heard. #3: Blog post about packing for winter hikes.
Jason Snell: ‘My unsuccessful journey into Netflix’s ad tier’
While the ads played on, I began creating a thought experiment: There’s a $10 difference between the ad and ad-free plans. If Mr. Netflix (he wears a top hat) came to my house and said, “Jason, I’ve got a great deal for you. I’m going to pay you $120 a year, and all you have to do is watch ads while you watch Netflix,” what would I do? When I started thinking about it, I thought it might be an interesting intellectual question. What would I accept in exchange for having Mean Mr. Netflix beam ads into every show I watch?
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