Romy and I took a little side trip to Rumney on lovely Spring day. I’ll be heading out shortly for Devil’s Tower so a day of easy bolt clipping was a nice diversion. Egg McMeadows, 10a Holderness Arete, 10b Med Dose Madness, 10b Bonehead Roof, 10c Hippos on Parade, 8+ Lies & Propaganda, 5.9 Milktoast,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Coasting
I took advantage of being with someone who is easy to please yesterday by doing a little coasting – no hard, scary lead for me. Mike got his in to start the day and then I put up a couple of familiar 9s he wanted to do. Having no agenda makes me relaxed and unattached… Read more »
A quiet wait in the woods
I’d always heard the Gunks are deserted on a weekday, but I guess I’ve been so much a part of the crowd-that-wasn’t-there that I’ve never seen it for myself. Mark, Mike and I had the Seasons area–normally a circus of dogs, babies and spectators–to ourselves all day. It wasn’t a productive day, an efficient day,… Read more »
Fear doesn’t equal danger; Danger doesn’t equal fear
Far from onsighting new routes with a strange partner, today I’m trying to lead my nemesis Cris Cross Direct with my two oldest partners. Steven and Todd and I have a lot of history and so do Cris Cross Direct and I. Let me start by saying that I know of no route called Cris… Read more »
Sometimes the universe has other plans
Sometimes the universe has other plans and usually it’s best to go along with them. I asked a friend to climb Friday. It was supposed to be a beautiful day and I wasn’t working. He said yes and then mentioned another friend who had asked the same thing. So now there were three of us… Read more »