Some Video Today....

I took a rest day today and filmed this dude Kyle on two trad routes - Andromeda Strain and Synchronicity....looking good....

I managed to clip half of my nail today - it hurts a lot, but getting better (I HOPE!)

Not a bad day at the Lode....

Climbed at the lode today - once again, the finger isn't the limiting factor...

Got my butt kicked again on Tuna Town, but I think it'll go....

1 finger down, but still pulling...

Went to the lode today my finger hurts, but it wasn't the limiting factor.

I've been at the red for about two weeks; today was really the first NICE day that we've had, but we're looking to have a lot more of them so - life is good.

Here's a photo of my finger....



and of Lena, sending Chainsaw =)



I'm heading to the new this weekend - for like 4 days or so.

-Danno

Squashed my finger....'doh

So I was working at the trail day on Saturday here at the red and squashed my finger - the nail is broken about half way - it really hurts and sucks. I tried to crimp really hard yesterday and it just hurt alot . 'DOH! I hope it heals soon...

Heading to the New River Gorge this weekend, I left a static rope on one of my cave routes - hopefully the mice didn't chew it - new to PC7 it...then it'll be good to go probably....I just need to sack it up and send it - its hard....probably ?12c? we shall see.....

Went to the gym in Cinci...

So its been rainy and nasty here at the red for the past few days - so Liz and I decided to head up to Cinci and hit up "Climb Time" the gym there. - Its crazy how many strong ppl there were there....I figured half the people in the gym could send mid 13 here at the red....dudes were doing, in their flip flops, basically the hardest problems I could do there....

Its rainy today - but I'm beat - so gonna take a rest day. Tomorrow is the muir valley trail day. WORD

Kinda Rainy..but...

Its been a great past 4 days in a row climbing =) - though it rained yesterday and looks like rain today - a perfect excuse to rest and chill - finish unpacking...rest the fingers and all that...

My website got hit by a virus - I'm not sure how - I haven't logged in or anything...go figure...hopefully I'll be able to get that up and running soon....

1st day at the red...

Not a bad day today =) Elena and I went to the Darkside....after warming up on a couple short routes - we worked "The Force" which is really cool - definitely not what I've been climbing all summer =) but its cool - I'm hoping to project it - it'd be my first 12d at the red....

I got a new tent too - its not nearly as big as Gigatent - see last year - though its still be enough for my cot =)

Hanging out...

Just been hanging out in Pittsburgh the past couple days - I needed a break for a while - going to the climbing gym now =)

-Danno

Zelda, 13a at the NRG

Trip List for the Red...

An FYI for those who are thinking about living at a climbing area for a while, I'll post my check list...

Tent (a big one) - walmart style
Tarps (one on the bottom, one over top since its a walmart tent)
Ropes (to tie up my upper tarp)
Sleeping Bags (two)
Cot (about 85 bucks online - these things are EXCELLENT!)
Futon - to put on the cot...STYLE baby...
Climbing Gear
CLothes
Books (you will get really bored - lots of books = = good)
Bolt Gun (You never know...)
Quilt and Sheeting (for the cot!)
Head Lamps (you need lots)
Cameras (gotta pay the bills...)

Roadside today..and then getting ready for a few months...

So it looks like we're heading to Roadside today. I've done most of the routes there that I think that I'll ever be able to do...

Though I haven't done this route - Science Friction (12b) - I'm hopefully going to try it today...we'll see - it looks intimidating...

I'm heading back to WV tonight (and maybe Pittsburgh) - I'm going to gather my things for a month or two at the red =)

Not a bad day at the Red....

Still hot, but I managed to send a new 12a - called Nicorette...it at Military - I have always been intimidated ... it looks really blank from the ground, but it gets 5 stars in the guide - well - it was in the shade - so we tried it today - SUPER cool =)

So my thing is - that I'm going to try and do 200 5.12s before I start trying to send a 13a...so as of today - I'm up to 170 - though I figure i'll jump a few more once the New River Gorge guide comes out - i think some of the newer routes are going to get bumped...we shall see.....

Hanging out at the Red

I've been at the Red River Gorge in KY for the past few days - its been really nice here - a but hot, but nice none the less. Two days ago, we climbed a Phantasia - which has this REALLY steep line - Twinky - super cool =)...we tried Eastern Sky Bridge, but unfortunately, it was in the sun - so we got really hot on the stuff we tried there.

Yesterday, we climbed at Muir Valley - not too many routes, just a few. And then we went to Margarita night in Winchester. I'm not much of a drinker, so I was the DD - the benefits of which being that I ate for free - though all I had was fried Ice Cream - it was pretty good though =)

Not sure where we're going today....