u/Tiny_peach

My goal is to do 10 great chest-to-bar pull-ups when fresh, hopefully start loading them and work on more explosive pull ups too. I’ve been stuck for a long time at 4 to 7 per set. This is after a long climbing session but I wasn’t feeling super tired.

My main question is if there’s any low-hanging form or technique fruit that could make my sessions more productive, and also if it’s worth continuing to grind them out as my form changes - obviously there is a huge difference between the first couple and the last. Should I stop when the form changes/switch to negatives or assisted pull ups to keep getting height?

(Yes I know the shorts are not great in bright light, first wear and they’ve already gone in the donate bin)

First wear for this jacket, steady but not torrential rain for about an hour - was pretty surprised the surface stopped beading up water and started absorbing it within a few minutes. The bubbly/orange peel like texture seems off, too. Does this look like normal performance for the current H2NO? The last hardshell I bought was several years ago and it still sheds water like a champ.

I am not sure if the jacket actually leaked to the inside, but it became heavy, cold, and clammy and very uncomfortable to wear basically immediately - so much for breathable. I reached out to Patagonia CS and they suggested sending it in for a warranty review - they didn’t look at photos - but I am trying to get a sense of how likely this is to be a defect vs typical performance and whether I just need to adjust my expectations first. I have a big trip coming up and if this is normal I won’t bother trying to get it done before the trip.

The food is my favorite part of trip planning! This is for an upcoming climbing trip to the Winds. Everything just needs to be brought to a boil and then put aside to finish hydrating.

1 - Dinners packed for 2, we’ll just eat out of a shared pot. Each meal is 700ish calories and between 125-175g per serving. Most will have a little butter or oil added to serve.

2 - lasagna! I’m most excited about this one. Cooked + dried noodles, tomato sauce leather, ricotta, ground turkey seasoned like sausage, spinach, parm to finish

3 - tuna mac with dried peas, tuna (dries and rehydrates incredibly well but made the whole house smell like tuna lol), cooked and dried shells, Annie’s cheese packet and extra parm

4 - Mexican rice and beans - rice cooked with salsa, dried black beans, corn, peppers, and dried carnitas (drain and defat pressure-cooked pork shoulder, season with cumin/coriander/garlic/orange peel, dehydrate until crispy)

5 - peanut noodles - ramen, soy curls, dried stir fry vegetables, Thai green curry paste, coconut milk powder, peanuts

6 - thanksgiving dinner - turkey, stuffing mix, cranberries, green beans, brown gravy mix, mashed potato

7 - jerk rice and beans - turkey, rice cooked with coconut milk and jerk seasoning, black beans, dried peppers and pineapple

8 - biscuits and gravy - dried homemade biscuits, turkey seasoned like breakfast sausage, country gravy mix made with Wondra flour, cornstarch, and milk powder.