This happened a week and a half ago. I’ve been lazy. da routes: Power of Eating (5.11d) – redpoint Auto Magic (5.12a) – redpoint Better Than Life (5.13c) – 3 takes Better Than Life (5.13c) – 2 takes Chips to Pro Skill variation (5.13a?) – 1 take at the last bolt White Cougar (5.12b) –… Continue reading re-projecting BTL
Tag: crankenstein climbing
Like lifting weights in the woods.
making wine does not make for good climbing
These photos are from a week ago. I was just too lazy to write about it last week. Elhanan and I “helped” Justin drink some of the grape juice he’s making in to wine before heading over to Owl Tor. Hopefully when this stuff is finished it will taste better than it does now. 6… Continue reading making wine does not make for good climbing
SD is rad
I love San Diego. However, I hate traveling. I’m a creature of habit and I guard my routine ferociously. Leaving town for the weekend is a disruption I can barely tolerate. But it had to be done; a wedding had to be attended and the Grandparents had to be visited. Elhanan and I swam with… Continue reading SD is rad
that which does not kill me makes me madder
Owl Tor made me mean. She had to have seen this coming. Probably she knew all along her special kind of relentless derision would make a person mean if it didn’t break them. Which explains why on Saturday, on my second consecutive weekend of uncharacteristically strong performances, I still feel beaten. What else could I… Continue reading that which does not kill me makes me madder
gr8
Did a bunch of routes at the Tor this weekend. Two days after my fifth monthly recognition of my graduation from Cottage Hospital’s advanced pneumonia program I had my most productive day at Owl Tor: 8 routes, 8 redpoints. The previous day I re-set my dynamic no-fin apnea record at the UCSB pool: 50 yd,… Continue reading gr8
no Tor last weekend
Instead of Tor Saturday, I had Shed Sunday. Marcela cranked with me at the Shed in the evening. It was good. I felt strong, got on a couple projects, made progress. This two, and now three, days a week at the Shed is hard on the old tendons. Hopefully this makes a stronger, better me.… Continue reading no Tor last weekend
Painted Cave
Because it’s one of the few local bouldering spots not touched by the Gap Fire, Painted Cave was my best option for a quick evening session after work yesterday. And it reminded me how far I have yet to go to be a good boulderer. I’m maybe the wussiest person I know when it comes… Continue reading Painted Cave
wish every day could be Saturday?
I don’t. That would mean I throw myself on Tor routes 7 days a week. One day is enough. Especially when it’s a volume day. Last Saturday was such a day. 5 redpoints. 8 laps. da routes Power of Eating (5.11d) – redpoint Auto Magic (5.12a) – redpoint The Natural (5.12c) – redpoint No Skill… Continue reading wish every day could be Saturday?
you don’t have to wonder what the worst route in Santa Maria is
It’s called The Natural. It’s super short, has a super awkward one-move crux, and it sucks. And it shut me down on Saturday. Four times. Micah and Elhanan went to the Tor with me. That made things cool. If not for them, had I been left alone to epically flail on stupid Natural, I would… Continue reading you don’t have to wonder what the worst route in Santa Maria is