Do you remember your first climb? I do. I was a 24 year old senior at UNL. Jason Bakewell took me to the climbing wall at the campus rec, tied me in and told me to climb to the top. I started off with vigor, but at 30 feet I was ready to come down. [continue reading]
Jul 062010
Jul 042010
I hope you’re having a great fourth of July. I’m down in Charlotte enjoying family time. I don’t often read Outside magazine, but I received the June issue as a gift (Jack Johnson is on the cover). Matt Samet (former editor of Climbing magazine) wrote a deeply personal and interesting article about his addiction to [continue reading]
Jun 172010
We’ve all been there. At the most inopportune times, injury rears its ugly head. Maybe it’s the middle of the season, right when you feel like you’re strongest. In my case, the beautiful opening days of summer were snatched from me after one of the most harsh, cabin fever-inducing winters in recorded history. When this [continue reading]
Tonight felt like the first summer evening of the year: warm & calm. We’ve been bouldering at Flagstaff in the evenings, enjoying friends as always. Tonight, I skipped out on a job fair to hang with Amy and go climbing. Searching for a job is hard, I just want to scream “Don’t you know how [continue reading]
May 112010
“Well… I guess that’s it… See you soon.” Our three month climbing trip just ended. Andrew drove off to guide in Moab, and I settled back into Boulder. Time to rest my bones. By the end of the trip, both of us were pretty sick of/ indifferent to climbing. This was quiet a surprise, and [continue reading]
Mar 302010
It’s that time of year again. Dusting off the rack and getting outside in earnest. It can be hard to get the lead head back after a winter of gym climbing (or skiing!). As I see it, there are three ways to obtain confidence while climbing: Self confidence based on past successes, self confidence based [continue reading]
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