Todd and I intended to take it easy this weekend, since we leave for Potrero Chico on Saturday, but we didn’t intend to take it this easy.

First it rained Saturday. Then Sunday we went with Steven and some other friends to Peter’s Kill, where I’d never been before. After a half day we realized that we just weren’t enjoying ourselves and called it quits.

If you go to Peter’s Kill, be warned that some of the routes are sandbagged even by Gunk’s standards. I thought Todd was going die on a 5.8 he led (I think he thought he was going to die too). There was a 5.9G (Oops) I thought about leading. I’m glad I didn’t try it since I fell on TR and, although it does seem like you can put gear in anywhere when you’re standing on the ground, I think you’d have to trust a blind placement to protect that particular move.

The guidebook author was climbing right next to us. Apparently a second edition (that will bump up the ratings on some of these routes) is in store.