On Sunday, I met Jen in Boulder Canyon and we climbed at Happy Hour Crag. It was my first time there, and Jen’s second. We climbed from about 1pm to about 5:30pm. The pullout had 5 cars when we arrived, but folks were scattered about, so it didn’t feel too crowded.
We did 4 routes. Jen put up her first non-bolted climb “I…Robot” (5.7), right on! Next up, Astroman! (more…)
On Saturday, I met with Kristi, Xanthe, and Brian in Boulder Canyon. Our desire was to climb, and our hope was for stable & sunny weather. I’m happy to report our expectations were met. We climbed from about 10:30 to 14:30, and we only saw two other couples at the crag. There were also two dogs, but they were well behaved beasts. (more…)
On August 23rd, I attended my first “Meetup” outdoors. I met with Rebecca, Chris, Stan, and Eckhard for a day of fun at the Avalon Wall in Boulder Canyon. The weather was nice, and I was excited to be visiting a new crag.
I was a little nervous about being belayed by people I just met, but that was the my only concern. In order to reach the Avalon wall, one has to use a Tyrolean. I was a bit excited (maybe too excited?) to be going across one of these for my first time. (more…)