On Saturday morning, I woke up with a layer of sleet over my tent. It was probably a typical night at Vedauwoo, but it was a little scary for me. Alone, in the tent, with very gusty wind, and the sound of sleet on the tent walls. A few times, I woke up feeling the tent being pulled upward. I swear, I saw the wicked witch of the west peddle by my pad! (more…)
On Friday, I left work at 2pm, eager to get out of town for the weekend. Unfortunately, so was the rest of Denver! Travel was hampered by several Road Construction Projects along Hwy 25 (and the biways of Longmount). It took me nearly 3 hours to reach Ft. Collins, twice the normal time.
I was relieved at the sight of Dylan, all loaded up in the camper and ready to go. I was frazzled from the drive, but the thought of joining Ann & Sean up in Vedauwoo soon made me forget my troubles. Dylan helped me unload my camping & climbing gear into the camper, and we battened the hatches for the drive. (more…)
Ann & I went climbing at Gallow’s Edge on Sunday. We met Lisa, who graced us with her presence after we finished our first warm-up. Lisa had escaped from her wee little tyke, and was happy to be out climbing.
On Saturday, Ann & I went climbing in White Rock, at the Overlook crag. We had breakfast at a wonderful Mexican Restaurant. I had “Christmas” Chile (green & red) in my Huevos Rancheros. Peter (Ann’s Friend) was great and treated us to breakfast, to get our day off to a jovial start.
We wandered down to the Overlook crag, and there were two groups climbing. A couple, and then a group of students from a local university. They invited us to Top Rope the climbs, as they had set ropes on all of the moderate climbs. Ann & I ended up climbing 5 routes in about 2 hours. We climbed the following:
#38 Unknown 5.6 **(L)
#36 Unknown 5.8 **(TR)
#13 Cholla Crack 5.9 ***(TR)
#26 Captain Smarmbag 5.8 ***(TR)
#28 Box Overhang Left 5.9-**(TR)
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! (more…)