How I survived the culmination of all my climbing fears on my first trip to Red Rocks.
Blog Archives
This is a collection of posts from previous trips
Giving Birth in Your Brain
On the flight to Vegas, I experienced what I can only describe as an explosion on the left side of my face. It was one of the single most painful experiences of my life…
Super Slopers
My first trip to Horse Pens 40 found me surprisingly excited to conquer my least favorite type of climbing hold… the sloper.
Death of a Cam
While trad climbing in Devil’s Lake, John had to invoke his engineering skills in order to tear his stuck gear from the wall. In other news, I can be a mental headcase.
The Dreaded Tarantula Hawk
Want to experience the second most painful sting in the world? We didn’t either… which explains why we screamed and ran away every time we saw this insect.
Climbing with the Pros
While climbing in Greece, we puts the pros to shame when we entered an international climbing competition (and by ‘put to shame’, I mean that we were in their proximity and doing climbs ~12 grades easier).
Getting Around Greece
Without the ability to rent a motor vehicle in Greece, we had to resort to our legs in order to get around.
The Longest Christmas
Crossing the date-line on our way back from New Zealand provided us with a Christmas Day that literally lasted for 43 hours.
Adventures on the Pipe
John and I embarked on a steep climb that was probably one of the stupidest and most dangerous things I have done in my life…. but a blast in retrospect (still being alive and all).
Inept Travelers
On our first overseas travel experience together, John and I managed to make every rookie mistake as we fumbled our way to New Zealand.