Kind of a low productivity weekend thanks to crowds at Cannon and rain at Cathedral. We made the mistake of walking up to Moby Grape with only one rope. When we learned that we were about the 8th party in line we also realized that we’d screwed ourselves. It’s hard to get down from Cannon… Read more »
Posts By: Dawn
Whee! (there she goes again)
Everyone thought we were crazy but I kept insisting that some of my best days at the Gunks started with a 40% chance of showers. I continued insisting that on the drive up despite the wet ground and, let’s admit it, rain. I said, wait until we’re over the bridge. Sometimes the weather is different… Read more »
In which I set the record for longest time ever spent leading 10 feet of overhanging rock
There was something off about Saturday. First, I started on a route I’d never been on before–a tricky thing for me to do at the Gunks. I was supposed to be doing Land’s End but I think I actually did Land Ho, not that there’s a whole lot of difference between them ratings-wise. I went… Read more »
Double Days
I was climbing with a new partner, Cathy, and she said she liked to use doubles. Now, I’ve never been one for doubles. I never keep them straight when leading and I feel like I’m fumbling all the time while belaying. But we’re always more polite with strangers than friends so I said sure, bring… Read more »
I fell on Classic
I always said I could fall on Classic at any time, but there on Saturday I went and did it. Quite a shock. Of course there was a pin at my waist and my belayer did a fine job so it was completely harmless but still quite a shock. I actually said that out loud,… Read more »
The Whole Enchilada
Disclaimer: I didn’t take a camera so all photos are courtesy of my partners. This was my second visit to Potrero Chico and I had even more of a blast than the first time. The place has really grown up. We stayed at the Posada and had little rooms (two to a room) with full… Read more »
Start of the season
A colder, damper day than I’d hoped for, but I got on real rock, got on the sharp end, and remembered that feet stick to not-so-much. Thanks to Todd for leading stuff hard enough for me to need footwork. Horseman, 5.5 (Dawn)Apoplexy, 5.9 (Todd)Eyesore, 5.6 (Dawn)Son of Easy O Direct, 5.8 (Todd)
Saturday in December
It was an unexpectedly cold day that I don’t remember much about except that Lower Eaves involved some long reaches I was able to do and that my fingers were so cold following Still Crazy After All These Years that I fell off. I’m not saying I’d have gotten it clean anyway, but maybe. I… Read more »
Cold
It seems too early to be this cold. At the start of every season, the season seems endless. I climb some good stuff and feel like I’ll be climbing everything and anything by the end of the year. Then August rolls around. It gets hot and humid and I take a break, stop pushing. Then… Read more »
Trying out 10s on TR
Try Again: Grrrr. I got that dyno once but now I can’t again. Pulled through the roof OK but it never gets any easier. If I led it, would I/could I dyno? I’d have more weight on but my jumping skills are always improving and the left-hand way is a bit runout. Nosedive: Scary mantle,… Read more »