Just living Life

The past week has been pretty RAD - I'm definitely falling into the climber lifestyle - its great!

I hung out with my dad in VA beach for a couple days - hitting up the VA Beach Rock gym - it was cool to climb on plastic - I don't really get much of a chance do to that - I was really psyched - I did the red sloper problem!!! - it took a few goes though.

I drove into Charlottesville Friday night and then Sat morning - Matt, Katherine and I marathoned it to the new for a day trip - It rained our entire drive there - though Endless Wall was dry in places - I was psyched to do my hardest trad route yet - What I am pretty sure is Carl's classic - The Rabbit Almost Died - it was wet - but only on the scary run-out ledge mantel... =) That night - we hit up the Chris Sharma slideshow - and then did a scary drive back to Charlottesville

Then Sunday - we drove to this crag - which is located on private property - I can't really say what its called or where it is - but its RAD! There I tried a project (for me) - I didn't do it - but I feel really close on it. I'm either going to stay here and try it the rest of the week (its rainy here today,) or drive to the New River Gorge and climb for two days with Eddie and Rachel Mellville -

OK - gonna go back to sleeping on the couch and watching movies - life is tough =)

Photo is of Matt Fanning on Harlequin

Back in my tent again

This morning, I woke up to the chirping of the birds, the falling of leaves on my tarp – the soft morning bustle at Miguel’s – yes folks – it’s a scary world out there – a scary world for one who has no responsibility; but it was great to wake up in my tent (and comfy cot) againI went for a run this morning – taking the advice from friend – I started running.

The first day and the first week of running are always the hardest, but I was surprised at how easy it felt to run today – (its hard both mentally and physically) – but both felt great…granted I only ran 20 minutes – which is like super chill – still…

Life is good –

Horse Pens 40

Once again its been a while since I blogged, though not really all that much has happened – I climbed at the Red…and I climbed at the Red…and I climbed at the Red =). Life is really peaceful – I’m really starting to embrace my life climbing full time – for one, things go a lot slower – for another – when someone asks me what time it is, my general response is “Who Cares!” - Because I sure don’t.

I spend the 4 day weekend at HP-40 (or Horse Pens – 40 ), a bouldering area in Alabama. Ashley and I ran into a crew from Chattanooga – and we spend some of the time hanging out with them.

I’m pretty tore up – from climbing for so long, bouldering hit me particularly hard – though I feel like this weekend will definitely get me strong. What I’m going to do next season is still up in the air – Definitely the Obed through Feb and March into RRG season – then Spring at the Red, (with a Spring break trip to Hueco), then Summer – I’d like to try and work temporary in Charleston.

And then the Fall? Who knows – maybe the Red, maybe Chattanooga if I can afford it…maybe the Obed again? Maybe the New? Who knows….life is up in the air and I like that =).

I’m thinking about doing a bouldering comp at Coopers Rock next spring – I could definitely use some feedback on that – I’m thinking either the first or second weekend in September as to not interfere with Triple Crown.

A side note – I’m thinking about maybe spending a month here at HP-40 maybe next October/November – its nice here…though a bit expensive….

Oh – and I think that I’m going to get a video camera soon – so I can start doing videos – I’ll need to somehow talk Bill into letting me borrow my computer back though – because I’ll definitely need it (or it would help a lot) – I have some video software on my laptop, but you really need a REAL computer to do video stuff….and that’s what I bought my Mac for anyways….but then where can I keep my Mac? All these questions…sigh…maybe I can get a house for the winter in Chatty? But then how would I pay for that? I have a lot of things to work out….

Photos by Ashley Hamilton

Busy huh?

You would thing I have a real job for the way things are going - and well, I guess the photog thing is sort of a real job -

I've been climbing lots - training as well - and just having a lot of fun. Elodie bought me Brisingr - the new Eragon book and I've been reading the heck out of it - what a good book...

Saturday was a trail day at Muir Valley - it was loads of fun and we got a heck of a lot done - I have images from the day here:

http://www.brayackmedia.com/muir_gal/

I'm really starting to feel skinny - and people are starting to notice - =) - its about time huh? I guess a month at the red will do that to you - and its weird, but it went so fast - I only have two more months! Oh man...so much to do, so little time.......