I have a new obsession. Don’t mock me… I’m really into
sci-fi and fantasy and I don’t know how I missed out on this series, but….here
it is…I’m obsessed with Battlestar Galactica. No, not the original back from
the 80’s, but the new, 2003-2008 series. It’s just so good. It’s thought-provoking, action packed, well-written, and
well-acted. I had downloaded the first season onto my iPod before I went on the
mountain and at the rate I’m watching episodes, I will wish I had downloaded
the whole series!
(I’m not just
watching TV…I finished reading the fifth book in the Game of Thrones series and also read The Alchemist—a great read on a long mountaineering expedition or
when you’re ever in need of some great philosophical advice.)
In other news, we did a second skills training today. This time,
we practiced the running belay and magic clip-through. These are techniques
that will become important (and potentially life-saving) up on the 16,200ft
Knife-edge Ridge. Hopefully we’ll get a chance to practice them in real life
tomorrow when we ascend to Camp IV…also known as High Camp. If the weather
holds up, that is…
At this point, we are slated to summit in three days. The
only thing is that a low-pressure (read: bad weather) system is supposed to
come in in…three days. So, while it’s beautiful and sunny now, we’re all
secretly thinking “How long have we got until this weather spoils.” Please let
the forecast be wrong, please let it be wrong.
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