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Friday the 13th
« on: May 13, 2016, 04:50:24 PM »
It was like a horror show today at Pinns - but more like Amityville than F the 13th.
The biting flies started swarming me as I gained altitude on the Chalone Peak Trail. There must have been at least 20 of them swarming my head and face and relentlessly biting me and drawing blood. They were landing in my ears and getting behind my safety glasses. I have only experienced something like this twice before in my life. Once in Canada - black flies - and midges in Scotland. Bug spray is useless. They just laugh, light and bite.

One crawled through the vents on my helmet and was biting me in the forehead while I was rope soloing - unreal.
(Insert clink forehead joke here).

I went to the res and it was fine there. After a snack break - I headed up Gertie’s trail to see how bad they would be. They weren’t as bad at Ridge Rock but got worse just by moving up a little to Skywalk. They continued to bite my arms but couldn’t get to my head as easily after I deployed the fly guy kaizen. I went back to the res after checking a few things out and decided to call it.

Final score:
Flies 1, JC 0.

Ode to a fly:

Dear fly...
Please DIE!
DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!

The culprit





This was later when I tried to see how bad they would be at Ridge Rock.

Fly guy kaizen – good for a laugh – hey it worked!


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Re: Friday the 13th
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2016, 05:44:02 PM »
frogs are cool. they eat flies.

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Re: Friday the 13th
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2016, 06:54:32 PM »
frogs are cool. they eat flies.

Good point. We need more frogs!

and goats for the PO  ;D :yesnod:
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Re: Friday the 13th
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2016, 09:13:12 PM »
I dig the new look.
Here's to sweat in your eye

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Re: Friday the 13th
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2016, 04:47:42 AM »
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I dig the new look.

 The Lawrence of Arabia meets Cheech and Chong look.
Causing trouble when not climbing.

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Re: Friday the 13th
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2016, 11:59:45 AM »
it would go well with the pink tutu.
Here's to sweat in your eye