Monthly Archives: September 2005

My Big Day

This will seem like no big deal to many of you and like it’s a long time coming to others, but yesterday I led a 10 cleanly at the Gunks. It wasn’t an onsight (about as far from it as you can get) but it was a 10 and I led it. When I first… Read more »

What I Really Want Is a Margarita

Well, you asked for it. I warned you the whining-to-picture ratio would be very high — infinite in fact, since there will be almost nothing but whining and no photos at all. If you think an hour is a short approach, if you don’t believe whining can ever be entertaining, no matter how well done,… Read more »

Second verse, nearly worse

First attempt at first 5.10 didn’t go so well. Retribution surprised me by being hard and unfamiliar when it was supposed to be a gimme entry to the 5.10 game. Now I’m back for round two, somewhat wiser and with my memory, at least, refreshed. And damned if the thing doesn’t spit me off again…. Read more »