Not only is Joe Simpson a great mountaineer, he's a REALLY good writer. I'm reading his new novel The Sound of Gravity and it is AWESOME. He describes things SO well. I wonder if his other novel is as good. *adds to amazon list* It seems like mountaineers are good writers..Anatoli Boukreev and Gaston Rebuffat were too. I love books haha ( Read more... )

Today at work a student was reading on the couch..her teacher came over and was like "reading in Russian?" I went over there and told her about the Anatoli video and that I've been wanting to have someone translate it for me (the teacher was like "she LOVES glaciers and mountains! Haha). She said sure and I played some of it for her. Her English ( Read more... )

FAIRBANKS - Winter continued to show her love of Interior Alaska by bestowing yet another cold snap on its beleaguered residents this weekend ( Read more... )

I'm convinced all the mountaineers have known each other at some point haha. I put Anatoli's name into Amazon and a couple of Joe Simpson's books came up (I'd read them before too..but somehow didn't remember). In one book he talked about Anatoli on Everest in 1996 and in the other HE MET ANATOLI AND HE SIGNED JOE'S COPY OF HIS BOOK OMG SO JEALOUS ( Read more... )

Last night before bed I looked for the Northern Lights but it was cloudy. Later Ryan woke me up saying they were out. It had cleared off but it was CRAZY windy. The lights were right above so it looked like they were raining down on me haha. I didn't stay out too long since it was so windy and the murderer in the woods was probably watching me. It' ( Read more... )

Yesterday I read the Northern Lights were supposed to be active and extreme (a 5 out of 9!) today. I didn't see anything before I went to bed (there were some clouds anyway) but I woke up near 2:30 and looked out again and there they were! Yayy I hadn't seen them in awhile. They were bright green and moving somewhat fast. I hope it's clear tonight ( Read more... )

I got a letter saying I have to go to jury duty in March. Wow..I've never had to do that before. I'll have to be excused for a weekend though cause mom and I signed up for BOW again. The courthouse is just down the street from me too. Hopefully it'll be interesting ( Read more... )

"Mountains are cathedrals: grand and pure, the houses of my religion. I go to them as humans go to worship...From their lofty summits, I view my past, dream of the future, and with unusual acuity I am allowed to experience the present moment. My strength renewed, my vision cleared, in the mountains I celebrate creation. On each journey I am reborn ( Read more... )

1. Would you rather have to suck all the ink out of a ballpoint pen or paint your tongue with White-Out? The ink..if it wouldn't kill me ( Read more... )