St. George

There is so much rock out there! Cody Harris and I have just returned from a five day trip to St. George. There is a lot of rock down there. Cody and I tore up the sandstone crags such as the Chuckawalla wall and the Turtle Rocks. The first day there I onsighted two 12as and one 12b, flashed a 12b and 12a, and made quick work of a 13a (which Cody should have flashed).

We checked out the limestone areas in the Utah Hills. We checked out the the classic 14a the Present and David Graham's Psychedelic 14d. We didn't climb anything in the Utah Hill because of the cold temps, but I would love to return one day. It's the type of place to go and get strong.

One day we checked out the not to great Moe's Valley. Cody and I sent a lot of the areas moderates. Cody met his match on the Beast. I would like to check out Moe's a few more times, the area has potential. On the way out of Moe's, we saw Graham working on a new problem that would later become a v13.

The rest of the trip was spent at the Virgin River Gorge. This is not the most peaceful and beautiful place, but it was still pretty sick. There are so many hard climbs there. I am looking forward to going back to the VRG again, but I need a super psyched and patient partner, for the routes are relentless. I can't wait to get on the road again. So much rock out there!

Friendly Weekend Sessions

Saturday, Nori, Tyler, and I went to hit up some the Zepplin and Cart Bridge Boulders. It was a pretty moderate day for us. We had only a few new ascents, many repeats, and a few goes on some personal projects. This was Tyler's only second time outside, mad props.

On Sunday, Chris, Stephanie, Nori, and I went out to the lastest addition of the Gorge, Brown's Park. This was Stephanie's first time climbing outside, check out her flesh wounds. She seriously tore it up.Chris sent and I repeated a sick new dyno called Weird Science, in the V8 range with an optional death topout. 3 Amigos saw another ascent and a few laps by Chris and I. Chris finally found a new solution for the extremely frustrating $20 Sloper and made the sixth ascent. We then made quick work of a short power problem to the left of $20 Sloper.

What a day. I am always get so psyched when I get to go and pull down with some friends. Hope to have many more days like this one.

Mad Sessions

Man, tis the season...for crushing. We have nice cool temps, 307 comps are just warming up, and the Flaming Gorge is ready for some mad sessions. My hometown gym just hosted the first of six comps, for the 307Bouldering circut. So I was locked away setting the sickness for the climbers bringing their A-Game. Mad props go out to Micah with 307 and Colby and Justin Wood for the awesome energy and sessions at the Gorge. So many new climbs and repeats went down at the new area...Brown's Park. One boulder alone saw six new first ascents each just as good as the other. $20 Sloper was probably one of the best and unique v6s I have ever done. I am so psyced for the winter sessions to come.

Climbing

Climbing...it's pretty much all I have known for the last 9 years and it has been quite the adventure. Climbing has taken me to so many beautiful places and so much more to come! I left my cubicle and techy life in Colorado to move back to Wyoming to manage a climbing wall for the city. So, now all I really do is climb, you could say it's my job.