Oh REI - the bane of my financial future!!! I shake my fist at thee!

... at least my fists are full of new shiny gear. :)

Dropped nearly 300 dollars today, mostly in preparation for this weekend of Death and Doom and Destruction, with a little misery mixed in (just a pinch!). Not entirely sure what I bought - I wish I could say armloads, but as any good gear for backpacking should be, it's all light and compact. That means it all fit into a small man-purse sized bag.

I'm happy though. This weekend is going to be an adventure with Robb and Dan. I'm honestly expecting to die of altitude sickness, but at least I'll die with a smile.

I also realized that Robb's diabolical plan is coming to fruition - normally, the significant other inherits the gear when a climber dies. However, in case of single status, the climbing partner is the default recipient of said climber's gear. All he has to do is wait for an opportune moment for Dan... in one fell swoop he can triple his gear count! E-V-I-L!!!