Author: Joel Gross

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15376654

Oma is Katie’s 95 year old grandmother. She is in excellent shape for her age and pretty sharp. She even is currently writing a 200,000 word memoir about her life! My hope is to be in as good of shape as she is when I reach that age (if I ever even get close to that age it would be shocking, considering my weight and height and enjoyment of high risk activities).

Jimmy and I walked into the porcelain figurine shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown and found many amazing treasures, including some quite inappropriate ones. The proprietor took one look at Jimmy and dollar signs flashed in his eyes and he movedd in on his mark like a shark towards a baby seal. Jimmy was looking at small porcelain figures.… read more “Jimmy’s Coke Elephant”

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Half Dome

 

 

My wife and I are visiting Yosemite for a week with my cousin Jimmy. Prior to coming here, I decided I wanted to do some rock climbing in what is known as the Mecca of climbing. My wife and cousin are not climbers and none of my other climber friends were coming. I thought about walking over to Camp 4 and making some friends, but thought that I wouldn’t have enough time for that and also wouldn’t know how safe the climbers I joined up with would be.… read more “Advice For Yosemite Mountaineering School – Rock Climbing Guides”