On May 25th, we woke up, and had breakfast. Everybody packed up their items, and there was a search for sleeping bag bags. Since we were all camped out in the condo, several bags got misplaced. It was amusing.
I was hoping to climb for half a day, before Dennis & I had to head back up to Denver. The half day we climbed the previous day was not sufficient. So, Dylan was a nice host, and took us out for a second day at Diablo Canyon. The rest of the crew headed out for some traditional green chile breakfast food.
The weather was perfect. FINALLY!
We arrived at the Early Wall Crag. We climbed Drunk Rednecks with Golf Clubs (5.8). It was a good warm-up, and not an obvious climb. The hand holds are all just a wee bit different than what you expect, which I think adds an extra dimension to the climb.
After the warm up, we went in search of a climb Dylan had is eye on…Class Act (5.10a****). We found it, and Dylan charged upward.
Here’s Dylan clipping the first bolt:
Here’s Dylan at about Halfway:
Climbergirl at the Start of Class Act:
After doing these couple climbs, we realized we were just about out of time. So sad to have to leave early! But, we had a 6 hour drive ahead of us, and we had to get back to our cats.
This is what they like to do when we leave them alone for a long weekend:
Tags: Diablo Canyon, NM, Rock Climbing, Santa Fe