Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The end of the Winslow Wall

This past weekend was the most painful weekend that I can remember. Extremely sharp holds and ridiculously small shoes left me not wanting to climb for a while. Or at least a couple of days.
It seems like I have been able to get only one good send per weekend. This past weekend it was a route that i have been staring at for a long time but have been afraid of because of how thin and sharp it is. "Atlas Shrugged" 5.12+. So on saturday, and probably the last weekend of the year for Winslow Wall because of the weather, Zoltan and I headed out to tick this ladder of razor blades.
We were both able to send second try! Thank God because I don't know if I could handle another dose of pain.
No photos this weekend because it was just the two of us, but I don't want to leave you without some bit of visual stimulation.....enjoy!!!


Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Halloween and recient sends.

I can't believe I have waited over a week to post that I have finally sent "Carnavore" V8, @ the Priest Draw. It has been one of the longest running projects of my life and I finally sent it! It's a great feeling, hopefully it means that I am climbing stronger than ever.
So this past weekend Zoltan, Kim, and I went to the Asylum for the first time this season. It was still pretty warm out but not unbearable. Even got a little tan.
It was an exciting day, Zoltan climbed a crack (and he liked it!), I got back on another long term project "Alpha Monkey" 13b, and was able to 1 hang it which I have never done before. And Kim took a nap : )
But the most interesting part of the day was the climbing Luchador we encoutered. Happy Halloween!!!!!!