A Math Metal Night

In the absence of Joana: Eric, Kenway, Brian and myself discussed rhythmic complexities, idiomatic expressions found in the Bible, and the question of gun control in America given the evidence from comparative studies based on international data and the obvious difficulties such an approach entails. We also got stuck in traffic, but once we got to TRC, it was all climbing, and lots of it in a short amount of time.

Brian and myself warmed up leading a 5.9 in front of the entrance, while Kenway opted for a 10. Eric who hadn't climb in a while top roped a 5.8+. Then Brian and I tried the 10 Kenway had done. Getting over the lip proved too hard for us to flash it, but we were very close. At that point I lost track of K and E. Brian tried an 11 (pink) which is extremely hard in my opinion, and did good progress on it. I tried a new 12 red which starts by big open hands, followed by crimpers/pinches, and then a 2 finger pocket later on: ouch! It was a great route, I only wished I could have finished it. Kenway tried it as well and made it about as far as I did.

After that Brian wanted to boulder so I lead with miss Pssst who is back in action after a long hiatus. She on-sighted the brown 11 that took me forever to get (after saying how week she was...). Then we got on the 12 green. She did it with 1 stop, I needed 2.

To top it off, we did some easy bouldering, all in pairs (I can't remember the grades exactly, but something like): V0/V1, V2/V2, V3. The last one was too much for both of us. Then we reversed the order (although I failed on one of them).