I drove down - through torrential rains - to the Meadow - on the way in - I was feeling a bit...shall we say, adventurous - so I drove the civic full speed through the stream crossing - it was high and a bit scary - but I made it OK (if you screw up - you get washed over a 50 foot waterfall that's like maybe 40 feet downstream from the crossing)
I met Matt, Katherine, and Sam at Area 51 - and put a few burns in on "Made in the Shade" - a hilarious name and a really really good route - Kudos to Mark and Lee - wow - its spectacular.....Its definitely on my project list - basically - its a power enduro route - with big moves between good (artificially) holds - with an undercling - punch move crux! I felt really good on it and feel like I can probably go back and maybe send it....
That night - we had Pasta and Tofu - and slept as the storms continued to thrash us. I was feeling pretty beat up Sunday morning - so I decided to head back to Charleston.
Monday morning - I was planning on training, but Eddy phoned me - he wanted me to come climb with him at the Meadow - so i was like SURE!
We drove through blue skies (and occasional sprinkles) to the First Buttress parking lot - the hike - well sucks...its a big hill - a long flat trail (with lots of puddles to dodge and fall into) - and then a steep hike up to the wall. I was really psyched, my new Roommate Ryan Smith joined us as well.
Well - I know I've been labeled a sand bagger - but those who lives in glass houses shouldn't throw stones - freaking MAN! the 10ds are HARD at the first Buttress =) Great routes - just hard =)
I managed to 3rd go this really cool route - called Creature - Eddy had like perfect beta for me....My first go was a working burn - figuring out the nuances of all the moves - all the tricks, the balance points etc. Second burn - I was doing really really really good, but on the 2nd to last hard move, I got my finger stuck in a hold and fell DOH! I rested maybe 30 minutes - and then did it - I really like routes where I have to try really hard; Createure is defifnitely a 3 star route - and I suggest it to anyone...a techy crux - and then basically two big moves in a row - moves remiscent of "All The Way Baby" at summersville (though not reachy and good feet)
Its cool....
I bought a construction tri-pod and just finished the attachment for the base of my jib arm to it - it was 75 bucks at Home Depot - I will do a full blog (probably video blog) on my construction of this - including costs etc...
I need to run out to lowes - unfortunately while making a square peg fit in a round hole - I ended up with four bolts being half an inch too short....
stay posted!
-Danno
PS i destroyed the zipper on a Lowe Pro bag - from advice from Sports Shooter, I've sent it back to Lowe Pro to see if they'll fix it free - if they fix it free - they have a lifetime user - if not - I hear think tank makes good products....
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