I spent the Memorial Day weekend at Joshua Tree. It was good. The weather was unseasonably cool, making conditions unusually comfortable. It’s been like 12 years since I was in the park. The group was a bunch of trad climbers… and me. I don’t trad climb. Ever. I think it’s stupid. But whatever, I gave… Continue reading J-Trizzle
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Katie Brown. rad.
Katie Brown’s rock talkyourclimbing.com – May 22, 2008“The clouds rolled in late in the day, and we headed back to town where we sat in a local bar watching, what else, a Spurs basketball game, sampling various cocktails, and munching on sweet potato fries.” crankenstein.com
something is not right with Czech kids
Ondra, 15, Repeats Action Directeclimbing.com – May 20, 2008 “Surprisingly for a climber who’s most famous for his outdoor leads, Ondra trains in the off-season almost exclusively on a small bouldering wall—he says he visits indoor lead-climbing gyms only a couple of times each winter.” crankenstein.com
Tuesday morning on the rowing machine
Tuesday, May 20, 2008Felt OK. I put shoes on after my warm-up because the foot straps were killing me. Too bad – almost anything that’s done bare foot is rad. My lower back got a little sore halfway through but loosened up and felt good. date: 5/20/2008 start: 7:45 AM duration: 10:43 highest HR: 168… Continue reading Tuesday morning on the rowing machine
tons o’ fun
Saturday was hot. Real hot. And excruciating. Excruciating because not only was the weather extra hot but Phil and I got on a bunch of routes in quick succession. I joined Phil on his quest for better endurance. We each did 8 laps. Though not a ton of volume the heat made it seem totally… Continue reading tons o’ fun
just like the old days
It was just Phil and me at the Tor on Saturday. Just like how it used to be. For years. And it was rad. We did a lot of climbing in not much time. I did 8 laps, Phil I think did 12, maybe 8 redpoints. I redpointed Better Than Chips (5.12d) for the first… Continue reading just like the old days
first iron
So, I got up at 5:30 this morning to lift at the shed. It, of course, was rad. First iron is always rad. You need to be pretty committed to be the first dude to handle the weights in the morning. Same old thing today – bench, close-grip bench, incline bench. And I finished with… Continue reading first iron
row, row, row your machine
First rowing session in a while, maybe third ever. It was OK. Rowing gets hard. Kinda amazingly hard. My breathing was a little off, hard to find the right timing – stroke was too slow to match my breathing rate. date May 9, 2008 start time: 2:06 PM duration 10:10 highest HR: 168 bpm Kcal:… Continue reading row, row, row your machine
so many routes, so little time
I’ve been climbing a lot lately. A lot. And I gotta say… it’s been rad. This whole ‘never working’ thing is great. Case in point: I went to the Tor Saturday, Firecrags Sunday, and the Tor again Monday. And the two weeks prior I was lifting, climbing, running, and “stuff” every day, usually two and… Continue reading so many routes, so little time