The original plan was to do a whole bunch more editing and get this thing wrapped up properly, but that was like 6 months ago and it’s time to concede defeat. For posterity, here is the Mt. Hood Highlight Reel, rife with bad lighting, dull moments, and lack of sound track. It does, however, have some half-decent chase cam.
Eventually I think I’ll bang out a Winter 2012 Retrospective, but for now, here’s this:
Gear List (click links for more product info):
Deal Daemon – Android Apps on Google Play:
Deal Daemon version 2 is available in the Play Store! Check it out! Here are some screens:
The new Recent Matches tab now seems to be working. This feature allows the user to keep a short history of app activity and provides a way for the user revisit matches after they have dismissed the notification.
Recent Matches are shown here so that
users can review past activity.
A few bug fixes to the alert system are ongoing. After that I think I’ll make some improvements to the social media and sharing stuff. Finally, I’ll release it to the app store and put together some new promo material. ETA: we’ll see…
Two weeks ago a group of us headed up to my friend Alex’s place in Lincoln for a NH brewfest followed by a trek up the Flume Slide trail which summits Mt. Liberty. It was every bit as steep as I remember, with the slide itself being about as steep as you would want to hike without some grippy climbing shoes.
It was a beautiful day and we managed to avoid a band of storms that swept across the more northern part of the Fraconia ridge.
The view from liberty to Cannon.
Group photo
Last weekend Sweeney and I revisited College Rock, about a year after Sukes and I first checked it out.
The left side of the college rock wall.
There was only one other pair of climbers there, probably because of 90 degree weather with 100% humidity. Still, it was tolerable under the canopy and we set on a 5.7-5.8 with a few variants. I think it was Send Money/More Money.
The More Money face, with rope set up. More TRs require 30-40ft of webbing.
Sweeney prepping for the climb, with the right side of the wall behind.
The climb was a little crimpy, but fun, and we both tried it a few times. However, as we were resetting the top-rope, a band of storms rolled through, so we decided to boulder for a bit instead. The right side of the wall is lower and flatter, which allows for some fairly safe bouldering despite the fact that I don’t have a pad.
Bouldering action
More bouldering.
I’m hoping to focus more on climbing over the next couple of weeks. I’d really like to do some more sport or trad in the near future.