From Outside Magazine. You should be able to access it for free. Some excerpts below. They were climbing Broad Peak, the 12th highest mountain in the world. Ten climbers set out to summit the notorious Broad Peak during a narrow weather window. None of them made it back alive. This is what really happened during … Read more
An amusing article – Victorian Age as in the 19th century. Turns out it took the properly dressed woman 10 to 20 minutes to get dressed. How they went to the bathroom is at the end of the article. Victorian fashion, like many aspects of British society during Queen Victoria’s reign, was defined by order, … Read more
Dr. Birx – you may remember her from her colored scarves at press conferences early in the Covid lockdown. She resigned and retired early on, when it came out that she’d broken protocol to travel to see family members. During the press conferences I thought she was a lot sharper and more nuanced then Fauci.
Lucky there were no serious injuries. There doesn’t seem to be a paywall to see this short article. Excerpt below the link. https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/google-map-rescue-22367661.php?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us A teen hiking group trusted Google Maps on a B.C. alpine trail. It ended in a helicopter rescue. The Howe Sound Crest Trail is one of British Columbia’s most iconic alpine trails, … Read more
UPDATE: Comment by reader RN: “At least he is consistent. Since he’d received a broad pardon for his past malfeasance this was a smart strategy. But wow does it look bad. Here are some prior posts I’d put up on the Fauci issue. WSJ: “The Revealing Diaries of Dr. Fauci” and Good thing Fauci got … Read more
Good thing for him anyway. Looks like he’ll need it. His own diary – he was obsessed with his fame. Here’s more.
Devastating. Looks like Rand Paul was completely right. I’ve excerpted below the link. Newly released diaries tell a different story from what he told you. Newly released diaries paint an unflattering portrait of a self-obsessed and not entirely honest bureaucrat, in contrast to the image of the careful scientist he cultivated in public. The documents … Read more
This is a semi-significant birthday (actually all birthdays are significant…). So I decided to test my VO2 max, which is a measure of cardiovascular fitness – “the maximum rate of oxygen your body can absorb, transport , and utilize during intense physical activity. It stands as the gold standard measurement for evaluating cardiovascular fitness and … Read more
“Grey Beard”. Love this but won’t be trying it myself. It’s a short video.
So who is tough? the games mentioned are from years ago – but nothing has changed. In fact women rugby players are tougher… see below – plus bonus picture – I was a back (scrum half).