One of the many perks about living in Seattle is the proximity to big mountains. Last year when I climbed Rainier it was months of training, planning and praying for a good weather window. Now it’s “oh the weather is nice so lets go climb Rainier” and so I am. Yesterday I took someone up on an invite to climb Disappointment Cleaver, today I’m packing and tomorrow I’ll be climbing. Crazy.
Oh, and I went to REI today to pick up some fuel and that place is a zoo with their Labor Day Sale going on. Besides picking up fuel I also picked up my new secret weapon, Hammer Gel. $20 for 26 servings is considerably cheaper than buying the individual packets.