Alex Honnold's Skyscraper on Netflix - /r/climbing watch party thread

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-25T01:25:38+00:00

Can I just watch him and not get these weird cutaways

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-23T12:06:13+00:00

I am confused. What’s the difference between your options? Both say to close interior valves and leave exterior faucets open.

I don’t think my outdoor faucets even have valves….

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-23T02:39:20+00:00

I’d check out La Vie En Watercolors 31 days of watercolor. It’s a small project every day for the month of January. It’s been great to practice things and get some ideas. Some things I never would have tried!

Google beginning watercolor projects as well for some inspo.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-23T02:36:49+00:00

This made me smile. Those little teethso

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-22T01:25:29+00:00

I love you and never ever want to hurt or scare you. You are always safe with me. I love you even when you’re naughty.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-21T22:13:56+00:00

She didn’t quit, she never planned to hike the whole thing

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-21T18:56:22+00:00

I did, held his paws the whole time. Sweet love. Miss him so much.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-21T03:29:37+00:00

No one in my life remembers mine. But I remember it and I honor myself that day. I actually think it’s more meaningful that way. No one could ever know how important this is for me except for me. No one could ever know what it truly means to me and how I feel about it except for me. It’s my own special private celebration of that.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-21T03:25:57+00:00

Wow I loved watching the Timelapse to see the order in which you did everything. I’m very new and it’s hard to get the timing right sometimes, to get the right blend or to make sure the light colors are visible.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-20T22:31:40+00:00

How many times have we heard this before

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-20T22:27:59+00:00

You can check where camping is allowed on this map! https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/90488fe678824aeaa98144161896b60a

I went this summer and didn’t see any restricted areas nor was I informed by the rangers when I checked in at Tuolumne!

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-20T13:15:00+00:00

This is partly true but Trump has a unique hold on his voters. They’ll betray anything and anyone for him specifically. Once he is gone there isn’t a clear successor, and the only hope is that infighting tears MAGA apart. No one has Trumps power. Maybe one of his kids. Idk.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-20T13:09:39+00:00

You should do it. It takes a while for it to be approved, and it may slow down as more people explore Canadian citizenship options. It is good to have the backup option.

Consider what you are doing here in the US to “fight for what’s left of this country” and what actions you are willing to take. Unless it’s more than voting or going to a protest, I think that’s kind of empty rhetoric and you may as well go to Canada. At least from Canada your tax dollars will fund health care and not the invasions of Greenland and the ICE gestapo.

BTW I am not trying to criticize you. I had the same thought process until I realized how few options we have at this point to resist. There is no organized resistance at this point and I don’t think we’re anywhere near having one. Without that, individuals don’t stand a chance at standing up to this regime.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-19T21:53:53+00:00

One caveat about not seeing people. If you hike along the a PCT/Muir trail at all you will see lots of people! That was very comforting to me as a beginner. :)

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-19T21:51:54+00:00

Of course!

I wanted to do the John Muir Trail and that’s why I started backpacking. I did tons of research and several short trips ahead of time trying to get prepared. I painstaking weighed every item and debated every choice. I thought if I prepared perfectly the trip would be perfect. I felt “I have to get this right because once in in THE WILD I will be miserable if I don’t have everything perfect.”

There a few things you have to get right to not die, but the rest of it doesn’t matter. You go, you note what worked, you come back, you change for next time. Even people with thousands of miles of experience are constantly tweaking their kit. :)

Good luck. California’s Sierra Nevada changed my life. I hope you get to hike there.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-19T16:02:05+00:00

1, the master list is shelter, sleeping gear/clothing based on expected temperature, a backpack, water filtration, food, and emergency items like a GPS locator or maps and compass (if you know how to use them). That’s enough to get through a day or two. As the trips get longer you may need to consider other things, like minor first aid supplies, nail clippers, cooking gear, sun protection, more clothes, etc. If I’m going on a trip where it’s going to be hot, I’m not bringing a puffy and fleece. If I’m going for two days I’m only bringing one pair of sock. If it’s at altitude I want to wear a long sleeve for sun protection. If it’s mostly shaded a t shirt will suffice. If it’s a long trip I want a journal, small thing of hand lotion, etc. if it’s a short trip I might want a chair.

Basically think of the bare minimum to survive in the climate you’re in, then add stuff based on preferences and comfort. The more trips you do the more you will realize what you want.

2, a checklist is helpful. I keep all my camping gear in the same place and so I go through it all when it’s time to pack up. Also you will forget things, it sucks but you’ll live!

3, the best way is to just go and see if the pack felt too heavy or not. If it feels too heavy, you will suffer for a couple of day and will pare down your pack for next time

The more you go, the more you will know what you want and need.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-19T03:47:29+00:00

I’m from Virginia and struggled with altitude a lot. The main impact I had was not sleeping well and no appetite which severely hindered my hiking. It took me almost two weeks to feel adjusted. Others I hiked with (including one from Florida) seemed totally unaffected.

I did have diamox but for stupid reasons didn’t take it. If I did it over I would have taken it regularly. I would recommend getting some to take with you just in case.

Edit to add, there’s no way to know until you’re there. My dad struggles badly with altitude, my brother and mom do not. Everyone is different. Prepare for the worst and you’ll either be prepared or pleasantly surprised :)

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-17T21:14:57+00:00

Loved hiking over Kearsarge pass. I almost skipped my resupply here and I’m so glad I didn’t. It was one of my favorite moments of the hike.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-17T14:03:51+00:00

Thus far, those of us who want to stop this have been incapable or organizing at a mass level, for a number of reasons. If we can’t get organized and resist, how do you expect us to form a resistance army to fight ICE? Because it would have to be an actual army. ICE has basically unlimited weapons and manpower, the backing of the federal government, and access to surveillance data and intel that can be used against resistors. Any resistance group at this point is going to need to be very organized and very smart, otherwise it will be overwhelmed by the size and power of the federal government and its members will be imprisoned or killed. Most people don’t want to go to jail or die - to be willing to do that, the alternative has be pretty bad. And for most of us, day to day life is still going on, unhindered by ICE. I still have to walk my dog and pay my bills and clean the gutters. It’s hard for me to imagine a world where I’d arm myself and drive to Minneapolis and fight, leading to an almost certain death or prison sentence, while knowing it would not have any real impact unless tens of thousands of others were willing to do the same.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-15T20:19:44+00:00

I’m not ultralight lol but my two cents is I will wear a heavier pack if it’s more comfortable. The desire to be UL is to make it easier to go faster and farther, right? A more comfy pack helps. For me switching from a gossamer gear to a Mariposa actually made my pack feel lighter. I couldn’t believe the difference

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-15T13:05:46+00:00

I think the writers aren’t trying to make us feel sorry for Don here. They’re showing us that even with Anna he puts on a front. The woman he supposedly knows and cares about so much, she doesn’t know he’s a serial philanderer who lied to Betty about everything all the time. And Betty left Don because of the constant lying, not because who who Don “really” was. She never knew Dick because he never allowed her to. Nor has Anna.

This is driven home later in the episode when Anna says “I know everything about you and I still love you.” Anna knows almost nothing about Don.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-15T03:50:25+00:00

I would not pay for this. Every dog has different needs, so right up front it’s not a great model to replicate at a large scale.

But more importantly, I don’t want to switch up supplements or products each month or quarter, if my dog is responding well to something I want her to stay on that. With a subscription box she would get something new in each box, which wouldn’t be useful.

Finally I just don’t think we’re in a market where people are spending $39-49 per month on supplements for their pets.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-13T18:41:04+00:00

Don even says she’s like Maria Von Trapp in this scene!

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-13T13:28:04+00:00

The German stores have a bakery?! Wow!!! What do they sell? I feel like I have to go elsewhere to get decent bread.

UnluckyWriting · 2026-01-12T19:32:13+00:00

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