Trailer Park Ger

Somehow I ended up with the crappiest ger in camp this year. I am not sure what I did to deserve this honour. Maybe bad Karma for sending that snake to it's maker last year.

S.

Commute

I survived the trek across the Gobi again. I got to do some of the driving myself which made the trip seem much faster. Avoiding potholes and camels provides some mental stimulation.

UB tonight

Human Misery

According to the Lonely Planet guide to Mongolia, in the mid 1990's up to 6000 children lived on the streets of Ulaan Baator. They survive the -30 degree winters by living in the city's sewers with their underground heating pipes. Malnutrition, syphilis, scabies and lice are endemic. The problem is better now, but still exists. I have had children as young as two or three begging me for money. Now when I see a grown, able-bodied person begging on the street in Canada, I find myself lacking sympathy.

2007 field crew

Our crew for this year went out for Mongolian BBQ (no goat) tonight. Oyut, who is pregnant, decided that "the baby" needed a sundae...

back in the Bayangol

Hey all, I made it back to Mongolia. The trip was long and uneventfull. I tried to update from Seoul, but the blogger screen came up in Korean and I couldn't get anything to work. Going to bed now...

Leaving

Hey Everyone,

I am off to Vancouver today and then back to Mongolia on Wednesday. It's been nice to be home for the winter but it is time to go earn my keep again. I'll be back around June 7th.

Cheers,

S.

Bitter and disappointed...

It's April 3rd, and this is what we woke up to. It must be because I had the summer tires put on yesterday.

Red Rocks 2007

Warning: Contains profanity inspired by getting stuck at a hanging-belay, behind a party with a snagged rope.

Back Home

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for all the great comments. It's nice to have finally finished.

Vegas was great but we got stuck on the way there, in Portland/Boston for 3 days because the snow storm. The trip was a little shorter as a result, but we still got some great climbing in. I'll post some pictures soon.

Cheers,

S.

Rock Doc

Hey Everyone,

I successfully defended my Ph.D. today. The defence went really well but I am glad to have it over with! Thanks to everyone who has supported me over the years, I could not have done it without your help.

If anyone needs me, Mal and I will be in Las Vegas all next week, getting drunk (we might squeeze-in a bit of climbing as well...).

Stef.

Congratulations!

I just got this e-mail from Jason:

"Hello Everyone. Just thought I would let everyone know that Nancy and I welcomed our daughter Brooke Isabella Bourne on Sunday, March 4th at 9:33pm. "

Congratulation Jay, Nancy and familly! Looking forward to seeing the pictures.

Stef.

Skill testing question

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Name these cleverly-disguised climbers...

Disco never died

Erika truned 6, so we had a party...

Erika's New Climbing Shoes

Global Warming 3

Use Al Gore's website to calculate your annual carbon output and post your score as a comment:

I am going to global-warming hell for using 16.45 ton annually, well above the US average.

Marysville today

Winter is finally here!

Gaspe

Merry Christmas!

Global Warming

Dec 18th, 2006. My ice axes are gathering dust in the basement and Mal killed a mosquito today...