Considering how many times I’ve followed Retribution, considering how wired I have it, I really did expect to lead it cleanly. Several falls later . . . I did lead it but boy, was that a surprise. Retribution (Dawn)Son of Easy O Direct (Dawn)Travels with Charlie/Strictly link-up (P1: Steven, P2: Dawn)Erect Direction (P1: Steven)CCK (P2… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2005
What we do for love
We drive 3 1/2 hours with it raining the last two hours, hike through the rain to find rock that’s mostly dry, belay with the rain pounding our eyes and streaming down our faces, say “the holds are all dry” optimistically. We climb three routes before the wind forces the rain into the rock and… Read more »
Hot and Hotter
I spent a lot of time looking for a partner for Saturday and didn’t come up with much. Gabe said he couldn’t be there til 4:00 and since that was the best offer I got, I took it. He was meeting two friends and, three being better than four, I was welcome to join them…. Read more »
Inverted Layback
After a weekend off post-Squamish, I was ready for some Gunks rock again. Steven and I met Mark and Mike. Mike was itching to lead Shitface in the Nears so we went there. I wasn’t sure what I’d lead there. I haven’t gotten Roseland clean yet but I wasn’t sure I was psyched for such… Read more »