Pretty stoked to say that I’ve already booked over 20 days of my own guided trips for this year, with a bunch of day trips and some overnighters! I’ll have to tally up each month to see how much I’m doing for Onward Mtn Guides vs. other outfits. This small business thing might work out after all! 🤞
🔊 Want a no-hassle wireless surround sound setup at 50% off? I’ve got a Sonos Beam (gen 2) and two Sonos One (gen 2) speakers up for sale. You’ve got a day or so head start (and free shipping!) before they go up on eBay and Marketplace. Everything’s in great shape and sound fantastic. 🙂
📺 Finished watching: Silo (Season 2) on Apple TV+
🍿 Watched: Fly Me to the Moon on Apple TV+
After 12 days straight of outdoor activities (mostly work, but also personal trips), I have to confess I’m pretty stoked to have tomorrow off. This stretch has been super fun, but also super cold and exhausting. Time for some recovery and to catch up on indoor projects. 👍
Well, I’ve been ghosted by the CPA I was going to be working with. 😕 Anybody have one (licensed in New York State) that they could recommend for my small guiding business? Ideally they’d work well with me just saving a bunch of receipts into a shared folder and double-checking my QuickBooks work.
Perfect conditions made for a quick and fun jaunt up Street & Nye with Petra! ‘Twas cold, but moving fast kept us warm. That’s peaks #2 & #3 done on Petra’s ADK 46er journey.
@newyorkoutdoorguides @lakeplacidadk #Adirondacks #PerfectDayADK #HireAGuide
Spaces constantly rearranging themselves on macOS is a blight, and I finally thought to check if there’s a setting. Finally, sanity. 😮💨
Victoria Song: ‘Meta’s next smart glasses may be with Oakley’
The Oakley-branded glasses, internally referred to as “Supernova 2”, would be based on the brand’s Sphaera glasses. Instead of housing the cameras on the side, the Supernova 2 would shift the camera to the center of the frame.
I’m less thrilled with my Meta Ray-Bans after Meta reminded us of its true colors. But a version of smart glasses in this style frame and with better battery life to hold up against cold winter temps would be appealing to me.
🔗 Jason Koebler: ‘Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy’ 404media.co
There is now no major corporate-owned social media platform that is not aligned with Trump or beholden to him in some way, and nearly every American is on at least one of these platforms.
A sobering fact that I hadn’t yet recognized. Get your own website and domain. Micro.one is $1/month. Now is the time.
🧗♂️ Whoa, the Beal Backup Line is cheaper, thinner, and lighter than the Edelrid Rap Line Protect. It doesn’t have any dynamic qualities like the Edelrid, so I think I’m still happy with my recent rope purchase… but 1/3 lighter and physically smaller is very appealing.
Superb day at @whiteface_mt with good buddies yesterday. Started with uphill skinning in the morning and stuck around to get in some lift laps! The sunrise and clear viability was wild! 🤩 🎿
Ski Day #22 (2025) - Frigid Wright Peak 🥶 Skylight Mountain Guides kindly invited me along on their guide training day! Surprisingly good conditions, and fun folks! Hiking trail was skinnable, ski trail was good, and we booted back down the hiking trail. Temps hovered around 0° before wind chill.
Harlot - 1/18/25 Guided a super fun group of guys and made the best of the warm conditions. We ended up snagging the driest line and everyone made huge progress while cheered on by their supportive friends. Good times!
🎙️ This episode of the Severance podcast might be one of the best episodes of any podcast I’ve ever heard. They got Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard on to talk about an episode — they’re superfans of the show — and I’ve never wanted to be friends with anyone more than I want to be friends with them. 🤣
With Onward Mountain Guides, you get to demo brand-new, high-quality gear on your adventure! Book a trip today. Thanks @lowaboots and @highpeakscyclery
We had a great time tonight swinging tools and swapping stories at Thursday Night Ice club! See you next week 🙌
Said goodbye to a real one. My original Petzl helmet that I purchased around summer 2010 for working the climbing tower at Gerber Scout Reservation. That helmet (and long-ago retired harness) helped launch my love of climbing (and career!) and it’s protected my noggin on countless adventures. 🫡
TIL you’re supposed to stick toe warmers to the bottom of your sock, not the inside of your shoe. I can already tell it works much better! 🧠