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Executive summary: I went skiing in Tuckerman Ravine yesterday. 3 hours on snow, then I looped up through the alpine garden to Glen Boulder and back on the Direttissima. Trails used: Tuckerman Ravine Trail, Lawn Cutoff, Boott Spur Trail, Davis Path, Glen Boulder Trail, Direttissima. If you don't like inline images, please feel free to turn them off or to stop reading here.
Faith:
1 a : allegiance to duty or a person : LOYALTY b (1) : fidelity to one's promises (2) : sincerity of intentions
2 a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust
Mid-July is upon is. I haven't skied since June. Time to test my faith.
With all that water coming over the little headwall, there must be something up there.
Hope:
1 archaic : TRUST, RELIANCE
2 a : desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment <came in hopes of seeing you>; also : expectation of fulfillment or success <no hope of a cure> b : someone or something on which hopes are centered <our only hope for victory> c : something hoped for
It was 43 degF and raining on the summit at 0700 when I headed out on foot. Within an hour, I was guzzling Gatorade on the porch at Hojos under the bluest of skies. I watched a raven circling over the Boott Spur gullies, quorking as it swooped.
That's enough snow for some sliding, but I hope there's more than meets the eye.
Charity:
1 : benevolent goodwill toward or love of humanity
2 a : generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering; also : aid given to those in need b : an institution engaged in relief of the poor c : public provision for the relief of the needy
3 a : a gift for public benevolent purposes b : an institution (as a hospital) founded by such a gift
4 : lenient judgment of others
Climbing above the little headwall, I see that indeed, there is.
It's fairly heavily undermined -- severely undermined on the upper left, middle right, and central snout, but this patch generously serves up a few lines.
Twenty seconds of sliding, two minutes of awkward rock-scrambling in T1s. Repeat thirty times, as a turkey vulture glides silently over the waterfalls above.
Then head over to thank Hope and Faith for their perseverance.
Faith (the one in the middle) is steeper but badly undermined. Hope is in better shape, but is fading too. Both were good for a few kind turns. Still, these days, Charity is our best bet.
It's too nice to head back to work. Better to go for a stroll through our presidents. Mr. Washington:
Faith:
1 a : allegiance to duty or a person : LOYALTY b (1) : fidelity to one's promises (2) : sincerity of intentions
2 a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust
Mid-July is upon is. I haven't skied since June. Time to test my faith.
With all that water coming over the little headwall, there must be something up there.
Hope:
1 archaic : TRUST, RELIANCE
2 a : desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment <came in hopes of seeing you>; also : expectation of fulfillment or success <no hope of a cure> b : someone or something on which hopes are centered <our only hope for victory> c : something hoped for
It was 43 degF and raining on the summit at 0700 when I headed out on foot. Within an hour, I was guzzling Gatorade on the porch at Hojos under the bluest of skies. I watched a raven circling over the Boott Spur gullies, quorking as it swooped.
That's enough snow for some sliding, but I hope there's more than meets the eye.
Charity:
1 : benevolent goodwill toward or love of humanity
2 a : generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering; also : aid given to those in need b : an institution engaged in relief of the poor c : public provision for the relief of the needy
3 a : a gift for public benevolent purposes b : an institution (as a hospital) founded by such a gift
4 : lenient judgment of others
Climbing above the little headwall, I see that indeed, there is.
It's fairly heavily undermined -- severely undermined on the upper left, middle right, and central snout, but this patch generously serves up a few lines.
Twenty seconds of sliding, two minutes of awkward rock-scrambling in T1s. Repeat thirty times, as a turkey vulture glides silently over the waterfalls above.
Then head over to thank Hope and Faith for their perseverance.
Faith (the one in the middle) is steeper but badly undermined. Hope is in better shape, but is fading too. Both were good for a few kind turns. Still, these days, Charity is our best bet.
It's too nice to head back to work. Better to go for a stroll through our presidents. Mr. Washington:
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