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A CRUSHER WEEKEND - PART 2
Earlier this spring, I had one of those aha! moments that endured throughout the course of an entire weekend. On Saturday, I bagged the second ascent of a fleeting M9 mixed route that truly goes down as one of the most unique climbs I have ever done. That day was summarized in the first article, A Crusher Weekend - Part 1.
Sunday surely will be more interesting for the masses. I had the opporunity to climb with Rob on his new desert roof project when he bagged the coveted first ascent. The whole weekend was an absolute whirlwind. In the car at 5:00 pm on Friday, back home in the early evening Sunday. A second ascent on a challenging mixed route that might not form again for years and a first ascent on a 5.13 monster roof crack.
I made a New Year's resolution for 2011, to always get in the car and go when I have the slightest impulse. I quickly realized it is because it produces weekends and memories like these ... READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE |