When the SCUM workout schedule calls for ski walking on the Fort Wainwright alpine hill, we don’t let a little rain deter us. (Note to Dan Johnson, we’ve got to give the National Weather Service a little slack on when the showers will end.)

By the time we had hiked to the top of the alpine hill, the rains stopped and the blue skies returned:

We shed our jackets and bug dope on the bench at the top of the hill before heading down:

Robert who had missed last week’s 4 ascents because he was driving through 110 deg heat moving his daughter from New Mexico to Oakland, CA, was prepared to carry the medium rock as the large rock had disappeared over the winter.

So we did our first ascent, wishing for a breeze or less clothing. For the second ascent, most of us shed additional layers except for Lola whose fur coat wasn’t removable:

With the 93% humidity, it felt much hotter than the actual temperature, so we opted to do just two ascents today.

So Dan, what chores did you do instead of joining us today?