Climbing wuz gud we made it to josh. My legs feet hands fingers neck and head are awl soar.

If she blows it, she's gonna deck...

you mean if the top piece blows.

Don't do it. It will be the bane of your life.

Eww I tried it today, went to this huge gym. I even managed to club the blue route. Still, not my thing.

Wasn't there at least a birthday party to crash?

Not my kind of crowd, I just take the cake to go.

Well we did make it to Josh over the weekend. Drove out Sun, came back Mon. Over all very good.

Sun we jump on a "5.4" Final Act on Playhouse rock. From the ground the pro looked ok, but actually the pro went very well. However, the climb went a fair bit harder than 5.4. At 120-130 feet, I had to belay everyone up from the top, in the shade, cold wind. After that we drove to the section of the park that had cell reception so one of our party could reach her freinds to bum a ride home. After floundering around for a bit, the sun set, it got cold and I gave up on trying to set up another climb. We sent two of our party on there way, the one get her ride, and called it a night.

Mon my buddy wants to climb a 4 pitch 350' 5.5. Alright, should be doable. But the projects says the first bolt is 30 foot up, with some marginal gear before that. Well that should work, I've gotten on some climbs that are 25 feet to the first bolt with no gear. We make the little hike out there, scout the area, find the climb. There is a second well up the first pitch in the main crack, I watch. More OW thrashing where they're at, but looks doable. Turn my attention to the bottom. About 15' of 5.1 steps to a small ledge. Then a high mantle onto another small ledge. Then off to the right to a groove that turns a crack that probably takes one small nut. Then back to the left for about 20+ feet of smooth featureless low angle slab to first bolt. Then 10 feet up to the main crack and finnally some gear. The 30 feet to the bolt turned out to be really closer to 60, the one crack looks to take one piece fine, but is listed as marginal. Wouldn't protect from crashing onto the ledges at all. Wouldn't protect from ground fall near the bolt. Ledges are not wide enough to protect from tumbling off. The ground is a small boulder field. The mantle and slab look way committing. All that to get to one tiny little bolt way up the face. But still, only listed as 5.5. Should be doable. Scout it out some more, nope, still not any better. Look it over again. Gonna have to take a pass.

Buddy suggests Trash Can Rock, where we got cell reception Sunday. It short, only 40 feet. But its in the sun, and we could be warm. Yes, being warm would be great. I climb B2, more easy OW thrashing, and set a TR. Buddy does the climb, and then the 10a to the left. I do the 5.8 all feet on the prow in between. Cool climb. He does the prow, and the climb to the right. I do one last lap, break down the anchor and walk off the back.

Good day all in all. Good weekend at Josh, even after having to bail on Red Rocks due to rain.

I didn't know there were routes that tall in J-Tree.

Sounds like you got something in anyway. Congrats!

Forgot to mention, I destroyed my shoes.
The insoles of my shoes cracked across the ball. One across the middle, the other across the front.

Guess I know what I'm getting for Christmas

always a good tactic.

Yea, I don't know.
The crack was pinching the ball of my foot the whole time I was wearing them.
fairly painfull.

Even better playing the wounded bird trick!

Don's good!

Don's good!

having met him, I'd say yes. He even I think bought me a donut. Or maybe I bought his? fuck, can't remember. should've been him though.

Actually, you bought the donuts. Should have been me though.

this is good to hear. now when you hit the unemployment camper road and come to brasil, you can buy me dinner here.

Well, thats the plan, when the axe falls. Other than the brazil part. But yes hit the road a dirt bag it for a while. Since I haz wife an kids, a while could be 5 daze, but I'll cross that bridge when it comes.
Speaking of which, today wuz the day that the volunteers left. Many persons on the retirement threshold took the severance payoff and ran. Also getting their retirement package. <--Win! So we had a little going away earlier in the week, and took a couple to lunch today.
As a results, my group now has a much shorter layoff list.
*big sigh*

Is this good or bad?

Good.
The sigh was one of relief!