So, we went for a bike ride around the loop. It was glorious and I sang really loudly.
Then, we picked up this girl, Kate - the coolest gal around - and headed to Joshua Tree.
Then, we picked up this girl, Kate - the coolest gal around - and headed to Joshua Tree.
We got there and there were no campsites!!! We parked and slept illegally. In the morning, it was so windy we couldn't even set up tents. So, we went to a wind proof coffee shop and to the J Tree Saloon where it was karaoke night. Kate and I sang "Fancy".
Though still windy, the next two days looked like this, which meant coffee making and climbing!!
The Flake, 5.8. It has a fun chimney start, to a nice hand crack, and then finishes with some scary slab moves. This may be one of my proudest leads.
I suggested Anthony do a headstand. I didn't mean on the edge of the belay!!
After J Tree, we went back to Red Rocks where the weather had made a turn for the even more beautiful, just in time for my birthday!
Saturday morning Kate had birthday hats, a tiara, and grits waiting for me.
This was something like the climb of my life! Every pitch and move felt perfect, confident, and solid. I led the three pitches of Cookie Monster and then linked up to Cat in the Hat to finish up on its the 4th and 5th pitches. I've had beef with the Cat and the Hat as I have done it twice before, but never been able to finish the last two pitches due to weather.
Then it was game time with my Auburn Tigers.
After cookie ice cream sandwiches, Kate, Anthony, and I went out on the town.
Though still windy, the next two days looked like this, which meant coffee making and climbing!!
The Flake, 5.8. It has a fun chimney start, to a nice hand crack, and then finishes with some scary slab moves. This may be one of my proudest leads.
I suggested Anthony do a headstand. I didn't mean on the edge of the belay!!After J Tree, we went back to Red Rocks where the weather had made a turn for the even more beautiful, just in time for my birthday!
Saturday morning Kate had birthday hats, a tiara, and grits waiting for me.
This was something like the climb of my life! Every pitch and move felt perfect, confident, and solid. I led the three pitches of Cookie Monster and then linked up to Cat in the Hat to finish up on its the 4th and 5th pitches. I've had beef with the Cat and the Hat as I have done it twice before, but never been able to finish the last two pitches due to weather.
Then it was game time with my Auburn Tigers.
After cookie ice cream sandwiches, Kate, Anthony, and I went out on the town.
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