Spring Holiday

Eric and I spent a week climbing in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. Nelson joined us for a day of multipitch climbing. The weather looked so great on the forecast- temps in the 60s or low 70s but i missed the wind forecast. it was WINDY! and the wind dropped the temps about 15 degrees. i was cold and annoyed at the wind 90% of the time. but i still had a good trip climbing and hanging out with eric. one night the wind was probably gusting around 50 mph b/c it was slamming the side of the tent into our faces and we had a bent tent pole the next morning. we're lucky we didnt' blow away. but i guess the proximity to the desert with the cool nights and warm days creates a perfect environment for wind. it's a beautiful place with thousands of climbs. we'll be back!




weather moving in


summit pic


climbing to the anchor


where should we climb next? AND avoiding the wind inside the tent!



My first Dim Sum experience. I'd like to rate this as 5.12 Dim Sum (on a climbing scale) Dim Sum is where they bring the chinese food by your table on little carts and you pic what you want. mostly it is composed of dumplings and the like, but the waiters were yelling about what they had and what you should choose in complete chinese and i had absolutely no clue what i was eating. i ate about 10% of it- i had a strong aversion to the texture of most. eric ate more.



nice weather setting in. of course it was probably extremely windy at the taking of this picture, but you can't see that.


first pitch of Dark Shadows



Last pitch of Birdland



Nelson, Eric and I on summit of Cat and the Hat




Eric and I on summit of Cat and the Hat



Nelson and I on summit of Cat and the Hat



Belaying on Cat and the Hat