Shelf Road - Day Trip
I drove down to Co Springs to pick up Margaret, and then meet with Tracy for a lovely day at Shelf Road. I got to Margaret’s about 10 minutes late, getting up early was hard-I left the house at 6:30am! So, Margaret wasn’t quite ready, and by the time we got to Tracy’s it was just before 8am. She was not expecting us to be there “on time”, so Margaret & I got to helping her get ready.
Tracy had decided to have spring rolls for noshing at the crag. So, Margaret & I quickly set up a factory production line. Margaret wets the wrapper and puts in the carrots/cucumbers. Then, I would add the tofu/shrimp and cilantro/mint and wrap them. We had a system down, and quickly went through the ingredients. It was fun, knowing we would be eating this yummy stuff for lunch!
We managed to leave by 9am, and got to the crag around 10:30am. We went to the Vault area. Tracy left with her friends, who we met up with, for sunnier conditions. Meanwhile, Margaret & I were ready to climb. We climbed My Testosterone Poisened Friend 5.10a (I did it twice) and Tryptophan 5.10c/d. Margaret did two other climbs (hard ones), and amazed me by performing handsomly in borrowed shoes. Around 3pm, it got windy and cold at the crag, so we wandered over to the group.
They were over at Spiney Ridge, so Margaret & I were happy to meet up with them in the sun. We had our spring rolls, and Margaret put up Purple Toenails 5.11c. I climbed it twice, very fun climb! By this time, it was starting to get blustery, and a dark cloud hovered overhead, in a threatening manner. We wrapped up the climbing, and headed for the car.
We stopped for snacks on the way home, and also had a slight detour in Fountain. We made some very bad jokes in Fountain, and then continued on to Co Springs.
I got home very late 10:30pm, but happy to have a day of climbing with Margaret-and such yummy luncheon food courtesy of Tracy! Wish I could have climbed more, but the rocks not going anywhere, so I’ll do more next time!