Been a while...

Its been a while since I've posted - I guess I've just been a slacker! I've been climbing lots - though my training has totally been slacking - I'm really hoping to motivate myself here though!! Seriously - I need to run and do some abs if I'm going to climb 5.13 this season? Not counting all the upgrades in the New NRG guidebook, I'm up to 190 5.12s - 10 more to go before my goal of 200 and my entrance into trying 5.13s.

We've been fairly busy at the Meadow - developing a handful of areas. I think that some are cursing my name since I bolted a handful of moderate lines at Area 51. "Free Range Show Poodle" at 5.8 is really good, long and almost completely clean, though all the others need considerable brushing and/or traffic - which I mean to do on a follow up trip. Two weeks ago I sent "Natural Regressions 5.12b?" which is about 20 feet left of "Natural Progressions" - it starts with a difficult (V5?) boulder problem and then goes a good ways until a final "Slab" V4 crux. I originally bolted this line as an "easier way to the top" to shoot photos of steep routes there.

Bill Bauer has been working hard on the "Feed Lot" an area we aren't yet disclosing the location - though most of the "Good" lines have been bolted at least, but some of the proudest (and hardest) lines are yet to be sent. Zak Roper sent "Wilson" 12b/c though two weekends ago.

Zak Roper and I went hiking a couple weekends ago and found a completely undeveloped and amazing crag - though we need to figure out hiking access....also - I think I may have found a handful of new crags (though the rock quality may be questionable) - stay posted though.

Here's an image of Zak Roper on "Sacrificial Lamb Direct (5.12b)" at the Feed Lot.