Memorial Day Climbing trip...

We did it!

Drove up to the Pigeon Mountain area over the Memorial day weekend - and climbed! We didn't get to the climbing are till late Saturday afternoon - but we were able to setup for three different routes and get some quality time on the rock. We ran into a local - Basil - who had climbed the area for the last 4 years - so we did pretty good. I think the first climb was just a 5.8 (Guzzler) - a crack climb. It took me a while to get used to climbing outdoors at first. But after the first climb, we didn't have any trouble. The second climb was on the same face - a bit harder (5.9 I think). It was fun. The third one was a harder climb - 5.10. I did the climb all the way up to the difficult part - a huge boulder on top of the face - and just couldn't reach the first hold to get over the bouldery part.

After the climb, we drove over to the blue hole and took a dip into the chilly blue waters. Camped over night and did two more routes the next morning.

More pictures to come soon..

The dreaded semester is over!

The dreaded semester is over! I am taking the summer off...

Going climbing over the Memorial Day weekend - Lost Wall, Georgia.

Can't wait... Hopefully, it won't be swamped. The kids are off school, and so am I. So, it's a perfect opportunity to get out. Some climbing, some camping, life is looking good. I finished a 5.10 last night at the gym - feeling real good. Especially since I have been so climbing bad lately.

Kit has a birthday - fairly good. His new obsession is this game - World of Warcraft. Supposedly the most addicting game online today. And I allowed my 11 year old to play it. I wonder if it's a good call...

Laal's getting "noticed" at school. A few kids following her around... Of course, I had to intervene and report the incident to the Principal. Next is the junior lifeguard camp. Will have to wait and see what transpires over the summer...