Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Bishop Continues


Things are still going good here in Bishop. It has kind of been on the busy at the Buttermilks with the Happies and Sads closed because of the fire. Good thing has has warmed up quite a bit. It's not quite sending temps, but it nice and warm. I have been taking it easy lately doing a few v6s, but it will start picking up soon. I haven't climbed on real rock for some time now, and my tips are taking a beating. I finished Get Carter (stiff v7) today and worked on cool v9s.
This trip has really worked me. I climb all the time at home and it still feels like I got hit by a car. I will need a rest day soon, very soon. Speaking of rest, Tim sprained his ankle getting firewood and Beth tweaked a tendon on Molly. It looks like this trip is taking its toll on everyone on this trip but Cody, he has pretty much sent everything he touched. Mad props to Cody!

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Bishop burning


So, the crew finally made it back to Bishop. This is my second time here and I am going to take it a little easier this year. When Tim, Cody, Beth, and I showed up at the Buttermilks it was freaking frigid, windy, and threatening to snow. We were certainly not climbing here today.
The following morning was still too cold to climb, so head headed to the Happies. We all warmed up in the Headbanger Cave, then headed over to and we all climbed the Gleaner v6 and Cody and I climbed Seringetti v5. I checked out Goldfish and Swordfish Trombone, very cool. I will be back for those. Things were looking good, but then we were evacuated because a fire was threatening the boulders and parking lot. Looks like we will be hanging out at the Looney Bean the rest of the day. See what happens tomorrow.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Restless

A lot has been going on in the last few months, but not too much climbing outside. I went to SLC, UT to check out the Outdoor Retailer Show. The show was unreal, so many people and companies, just running around with their PDAs, all in such a hurry. I find this quite ironic, the outdoor industry is for people to escape and explore the world and themselves. I was able to checkout FiveTen's new product line, some sick shoes coming out soon.
The following the the tradeshow, a bunch of us headed to Laramie for a bouldering comp and some crazy parties. It was great to see all my climbing buddies. It's been a real solo trip for me lately. I haven't been to Lander this year yet or even the Flaming Gorge. I was on the edge of insanity until I found myself a sick new project right in my hometown. It's about 15 moves long and most the moves are pretty low percentage. I think that when it goes, it will be at least v11.
I will be heading to Bishop tomorrow with a crew reaching around 20 or so. It will be great climbing with Tim, Chris, and Cody. Mad sessions to come, shit will go down.