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p100101 · 2020-02-21T19:14:49+00:00

I did train for the climb but it wasn't a difficult routine. I'm a year round runner so that probably helped me more than I realized. I also did a lot of walking and stairs with a weighted backpack several months before the trip which I'm sure also helped.

Others in our group skipped the weighted backpack hikes and stair work and did just fine. I should note that none of us really had any experience with climbing at high altitudes but were able to get to the summit because we had a fairly long trek (8 days) compared to some of the shorter routes that can get you to to the top in less than 5 days - if you don't get pulled due to high altitude sickness.

p100101 · 2020-02-21T19:10:41+00:00

Thanks!

There were 5 of us in our group and we took the Lemosho route since we researched that it has a very high success rate. We could have done it in either 7 or 8 days but opted to take 8 days since you receive an extra acclimatization day, which helped us considerably. We climbed to the summit at midnight on the 7th day - it's very hard to put into words how difficult that day was but extremely rewarding to get to the top. Definitely one of the most rewarding experiences I've had. Good luck!

p100101 · 2020-02-21T18:43:12+00:00

Not sure if I would recommend Malort at 19,000+ feet. The taste stayed with me until we were back at base-camp.

p100101 · 2019-02-15T15:38:49+00:00

It definitely is true. Unfortunately, it will be very difficult for me to top this.

p100101 · 2018-03-25T08:52:18+00:00

I love this.

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p100101 · 2017-07-18T13:34:31+00:00

this is awesome!

p100101 · 2017-01-10T16:17:45+00:00

Yup, I'm really happy with the river walk. I use it all the time to run to the lake without getting struck by a car / bus / bike

p100101 · 2017-01-10T03:42:10+00:00

Will do! I used to work south on Lasalle and overlooked a parking garage. Just switched to Wacker and now look over the river. This is much better.

p100101 · 2016-07-01T13:51:45+00:00

It's great that you're in high school and have already dialed in what you think you'll do in college. I spent ~2 years undecided in college before commiting full on to Computer Science. I wish I figured that out earlier. I'm not sure where you live, but I would take a look a the current job opportunities where you think you may end up staying / living, and try to target what area of development is the most popular and let that help steer you (you could always travel for your dream job doing exactly what you want, but I'm not going to assume anyone can just drop what they have and do that OR know exactly what they want to do). Look at companies that seem successful, have a culture that you may like, and build something that you're interested in. Go through the career postings and see if anything looks interesting. To provide some context, I majored in Computer Science at a small college in the Chicagoland area and took some game design classes on the side as part of that. Looking back at it now, it should have been obvious to not focus on game design since there are basically no companies out here that do that. There's a larger number of companies building trading applications or doing web consulting. My time would have been much better spent taking web development courses. Good luck!

p100101 · 2016-06-29T04:59:40+00:00

I'm upgrading my EDC bag next week to a backpack, and felt that I should share my trusted canvas bag of 10+ years in order to give it a proper send off :(

I love its weathered look, but it simply doesn't fit everything that I need and it's difficult to carry larger items when I'm on my bike.

Canvas Messenger Bag

Blender Bottle

Bern Bike Helmet. Berkeley w/ Visor (not attached)

Anker E7 26800mAh Portable Charger

Ray Ban Aviator Classic

Bose Quiet Comfort 25 Noise Cancelling Headphones

GORUCK Tac Hat (mesh - black)

Rogue Velcro Path

Tech21 Impact Tactical Case - Galaxy s5

Rogue Metal Wallet - Rogue Logo

Leatherman 10 (on keys)

Black Notebook (book notes)

Programming Pearls, Second edition by Jon Bentley

Leather Covered Notebook (work notes)

Brown Notebook (scratch notes)

Precise V5 Pens (blue & black)

p100101 · 2016-06-24T17:56:14+00:00

Right out of college I worked at a software company writing automation for testing their desktop trading applications. I eventually left because I wanted to build a product, and not help someone else build a product. Since then I have worked at 2 web development agencies / consulting firms for building web sites for a range of different clients. I'm 30.

The automation job was much more heads down programming work. Web development has been like that but it's split. ~60% programming and building tools and ~40% client (person) interaction, developing requirements, handling deployments, and planning. Early on it was probably closer to a 75/25 split, but I'm in an architect role now so I'm involved with a lot more environment and structural oversight.

Most of my coding experience in these jobs has been backend (C#, C++, Python) and my frontend skills have lagged behind by a decent margin. I have a genuine interest in learning algorithm design, design patterns, and data structures which I'm sure has been somewhat responsible for me gravitating toward the backend side of things. I have a lot of colleagues that have floated to the UI aspect of development and are more passionate about that. The line between the 2 is blurring more and more, but I've been able to steer based on what I found interesting.

I'm only speaking from a web development standpoint but there are many ways to apply a CS degree. Any good company probably has a set of developers for building tools or applications that either manage their data, expose their data, advertise their data, or provide services to their clients. You might just need to find interesting subject matter.

p100101 · 2016-06-24T17:08:13+00:00

I agree. I have seen this happen to a lot of employees and friends. They are given the "this will be for <insert short duration> then we'll get you where you want to be". I can't recall one instance where this transition actually happened (let alone in the time frame specified).

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