Hi, and sorry that I’ve been so negligent on the blog. I’ve been in China for just over a week now.  I spent two days in oppressive heat searching for an apartment, and two more days in oppressive heat moving in.  Finally, especially now that the AC has been put in the main room, the apartment is quite comfortable.  Also, thanks to the various typhoon tailwinds that moved in, it rained for a few days in a row and cooled everything off – a bit. Now, it’s only about as hot as Columbus, Georgia.

And, yes, I’m planning on writing trip reports for the various climbing trips, including Mount Monarch, but, I will release all of those climbing trips on my climbing sites, www.cascadeadventures.info and www.gorerange.info, once they’re upgraded to running WordPress.