RMNP

First off, I would like to thank Tim Gibbs for helping me with some much needed car maintenance!  My drive went off without a hitch (HAHAHA my car doesn’t have a hitch!) Pun intended!!!  Anyway, when I was at Tim’s shop I saw a glimpse of what is to come when I make my way to Kentucky at the end of October…

 Best rest day activity ever?

After the long drive I was really itching to get out climbing and today was the first day that I was able to get a good bit of climbing done.  This morning my friend, Danny Ciavarro and I woke up at 7am and headed out to get a session in at Rocky Mountain National Park.

This place is phenomenal! 

RMNP overwhelmingly beautiful!

After pulling on some jugs to warm up we walked over and hopped on Tommy’s Arête V7.  After a small incident, me unintentionally skipping holds and “climbing like I was on a V12,” according to Danny, I finished the climb second try.  Super fun, and definitely recommended! 

After Tommy’s we headed over to a very stunning climb…

 Deep Puddle Dynamics V9

This is a very impressive feature and uncharacteristic of most climbs in RMNP from what I’ve seen in videos.  This climb is slopey and requires sustained tension in order to stay on the wall.  I tried it and found a left hand gaston with a hard shouldery move guards the upper half of the boulder and that is where I fell.  On my second try it felt very difficult and I did worse than my first attempt.  So, I rested up and before I knew it I was at the top of the climb with a serious body buzz from the altitude.  A very unexpected and pleasant send! 

Danny wanted to try a problem he had been working on called Secret Splendor V12.  As he gave it a few burns, sure enough, third try’s a charm!  Danny managed to send and got me very psyched for my days to come in Chaos Canyon!

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I’ve also got my eye on a few projects already… More to come soon!