All timer of a weekend. Tobi’s first birthday, dad’s new climbing PB (5.12c!), and hit up the ren faire to see some jousting.
Perfect repel
Throwback. Ferocious Fred. New Year’s resolution was to send V8 — went quick! 😤
The sort of climbing I’ve been up to… Bat hang off the clipping jugs on Death Fall.
Dirk Diggler V5+ 🤠
Gobstopper, 5.11-. On the same wall as a prior post. Hard to figure out the beginning… and the temperature/shade was not on my side. The cold rock made the moves feel insecure. Fell off the beginning sequence probably four times. Two clean laps after. This is a video from part of the first clean go. It shows a left heel hook that was way too hard and totally unnecessary. The second go felt much easier without. Coming back in the spring and leading the few 5.11s on this wall (when Tobi’s bigger!) will be a blast. Tobi and wife can be seen in the frame bottom left. 🤠
Took this photo about a year and a half ago now. Hiking up to go climbing at Index, WA.
Throwback to pre-Tobi days. Pregnant wife testing out the full body harness before we took it for a spin.
Dads CAN climb! A little bit… as a treat… (very kind of the wife to let me be selfish and get a few laps in).
This was the second top rope solo go on a short 5.11- route. The start was fun, but it petered out fast. By the third clip the business is done.