"I thought mad dogs foamed at the mouth, galloped, leaped and lunged at throats, and I thought they did it in August. Had Tim Johnson behaved thus, I would have been less frightened."
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
August at home had certainly been hot enough to cause anyone to foam at the mouth. Dogs, sure. People, definitely. After all, how could I climb when I only wanted to go back to the air conditioned car minutes into every approach?
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| Summer is HOT. So where to climb? Consider the Devils Castle. |
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| Specific heat is a measurement of how much heat energy something can absorb before changing temperature 1 °C. Limestone has a higher specific heat than granite, thus stays cooler given the same amount of heat transferred to both stone types. |
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| Thank goodness for cool north facing alpine limestone walls! |
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| Lets do another one! |
