We got Emily up her first full route at Garden of the Gods on April 21. She needed a little coaching, but was quite heroic, and even cocky when she got down. She was very disappointed to find out that this wall was called Kindergarten Rock. Upward and onward.
I took the day off Thursday and got to do some bouldering at Mount Sanitas in Boulder. The route on the far right climbs straight up that wall and tops out at about 20 feet. I was able to scare the shit out of myself, but finish it.
Lee Smith, a guy I met last week, was kind enough to take me up Seal Rock in the Flatirons on Saturday. It was my first trad climb and my first multipitch climb. Seal Rock is the one beneath the red arrow.
Here’s roughly the route we followed.
Here’s the view of the Flatirons at the top of the first pitch.
Me climbing the fourth pitch, following Lee.
Me at the top, with The Goose in the background.
Lee and I at the top. We did not plan the matching helmets thing.
I drove up to Fort Collins after the Salvagetti breakfast ride on Sunday to go bouldering with Aaron. He snapped this pic of me on Tiger Rock. This problem is ridiculous, and I think we actually cheated to finish it.
We got Emily up her first full route at Garden of the Gods on April 21. She needed a little coaching, but was quite heroic, and even cocky when she got down. She was very disappointed to find out that this wall was called Kindergarten Rock. Upward and onward.
I took the day off Thursday and got to do some bouldering at Mount Sanitas in Boulder. The route on the far right climbs straight up that wall and tops out at about 20 feet. I was able to scare the shit out of myself, but finish it.
Lee Smith, a guy I met last week, was kind enough to take me up Seal Rock in the Flatirons on Saturday. It was my first trad climb and my first multipitch climb. Seal Rock is the one beneath the red arrow.
Here’s roughly the route we followed.
Here’s the view of the Flatirons at the top of the first pitch.
Me climbing the fourth pitch, following Lee.
Me at the top, with The Goose in the background.
Lee and I at the top. We did not plan the matching helmets thing.
I drove up to Fort Collins after the Salvagetti breakfast ride on Sunday to go bouldering with Aaron. He snapped this pic of me on Tiger Rock. This problem is ridiculous, and I think we actually cheated to finish it. 
