Rock Climbing – El Rito, NM

Climbergirl Topping Out on Blackballed (5.10b) Kat & Dennis Hiking to El Rito Sport Climbing Crag
Kat, Lauren, Dennis, and I climbed at the El Rito Sport Crag in Northern New Mexico. We had a fabulous day, climbing for about 7 hours. After climbing, we had a fantastic dinner of salad, homemade organic pickles, roasted corn, and pasta.

We did the following climbs:
Short Bus (5.7) – No picture!

Lauren Leading Herby Goes Bananas (5.7)
Lauren Taking a Ride on Herby Goes Bananas (5.7)

Kat Belays Lauren on Que? (5.7) Lauren Clipping Que? (5.7)
Kat Belaying as Lauren clips Que? (5.7)

Lauren Smiles on Cobb It (5.7)
Lauren on Cobb It (5.7)

Lauren Sun Kissed On Slacker Ken (5.9)
Lauren on Slacker Ken (5.9)

Crest Chewel (5.9) – No Picture

Dennis Does Balls To The Wall (5.10b)
Dennis Climbs Balls to the Wall (5.10b)

Lauren Styles Blackballed (5.10b/c)
Lauren Calm Through the Crux of Blackballed (5.10b/c)

Dog Commentary: Cookie Belle was a good doggie; she warded off several larger doggies throughout the day. We also had Kat’s dog Niko, and the two got along great.

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