Have not had much time to bike even though the weather has been great for biking. Major deck project with the "cost meter" running has prioritized my time and energy. So today had to be short with as much hills as I could find. Also decide to take the advise of Skip, who has an Orbea bike, that there is assist capability then you should use it. So I did, kinda. Orchard hill is still a challenge even in level 3 assist.
Another reason for not biking is that in a self pity moment, I committed to climb Devil's Tower in Wyoming in August. Think of the old movie titled Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind. Picture attached. The route is all "crack climbing" which is tough on fingers and hands. It is a serious tough climb and getting trained for it has been tough as the climbing gyms are either closed or very limited in customers allowed.
Once I signed on, the idea of climbing Devil's Tower kinda snowballed and Chris, our son, asked to join me and then a couple of climbing friends from Nepal days also asked to join. So wish us luck.