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Packed the minivan full today for New Rochelle: Guillaume, Eric, Alistair, Brian, world traveller Joana, and me. Think it was a rough day for most, for a multitude of reasons - return from travels, layoff rust, head games, and plain ol' exhaustion. Climbing well on off days is a skill, though, and worth practicing for the times when it's necessary to push through (alpinism, anyone?).
Notes of the night: Guillaume worked the steep roofy green/red 11 and took a *big* whipper from the face, far above the last bolt under the arch, with an armful and teethful of rope out (I swear I saw the fall and counted 2 seconds before feeling any pull on the belay). Brian worked the opening moves on his first lead 11. Alistair showed us how to get it done on an underrated V3 with a large throw to an awkward sloper, followed by a really large reach up and to the right. Meghan from TRC roped up with Guillaume and did some incredible climbing, on a tricky 11 red up the two-roof arete (which G also fought through) and a ridiculous pink 12.
I led two 11's, but head was definitely not in it. Managed to get to the top of both of them (green/red on the arch, and a fun crimpy and technical blue 11 vertical route) but chickened out of falls by grabbing off route on both of them. No mental nerve tonight; perhaps I could use a little dose of the Warrior's Way...
Notes of the night: Guillaume worked the steep roofy green/red 11 and took a *big* whipper from the face, far above the last bolt under the arch, with an armful and teethful of rope out (I swear I saw the fall and counted 2 seconds before feeling any pull on the belay). Brian worked the opening moves on his first lead 11. Alistair showed us how to get it done on an underrated V3 with a large throw to an awkward sloper, followed by a really large reach up and to the right. Meghan from TRC roped up with Guillaume and did some incredible climbing, on a tricky 11 red up the two-roof arete (which G also fought through) and a ridiculous pink 12.
I led two 11's, but head was definitely not in it. Managed to get to the top of both of them (green/red on the arch, and a fun crimpy and technical blue 11 vertical route) but chickened out of falls by grabbing off route on both of them. No mental nerve tonight; perhaps I could use a little dose of the Warrior's Way...
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And the quote of the night goes to G,
"She didn't make me do it in that position, just a bunch of other fucked-up positions."
And he wasn't talking bout his wife.
Meoooow...
I mean, roar.
Oh man, I have to stop talking.
I really want to go back, right now and work on that 12.
Guys, could we find a way to make a living as old climbing bums?
There are old climbers. And there are bold climbers.
But there are no old, bold climbers.
Which do you wanna be, Mr. Alaska Grade VI 5 day technical ice route?
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