So my last semester of real school is flying buy. I've done very little climbing, but I've done some quality climbing. I've climbed in the Gunks, Dacks, the Water Gap and Jersey so far this fall, So I cant complain too much!
As usual I'm pretty stacked with school work and a good portion of that has been pushed back, by myself, so the last month is stressful but fun. Its kinda like leading a harder grade for the first time...stressful, scary and FUN, after its over!
Speaking of the semester being over, once it is, I'm packing up my carryall and going west for the winter to live the ski bum life. Ill be washing dishes and living at the Goldminer's Daughter Hotel in Alta Ut. I cant wait to spend the winter skiing and climbing all over the Wasatch Mountains. In the next week, Ill order my new , phat, powder skis and a few other items that need replacing before a winter of awesomeness. I can't wait to get out there and enjoy myself after a bunch of long years spent in college.
The countdown has begun, tomorrow marks 40 days till I'll be rolling up State Road 210, moving up to the head of Little Cottonwood Canyon @ 9,000ft and spending the winter living the life!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
3 Weeks Off
I havent climbed in 3 weeks. Its probably the longest off streak that I've had in 2 years of climbing. I've been really busy though and this down time has been eventful. First off, I started my last semester of undergrad stuff @ ESU. I'm excited and kinda freaking out about the uncertainty of the future. I've been trying to naild down a job in Alta, Ut for this winter at GMD, hopefully this will happen and Ill spend my winter dropping knees and ice climbing in the Wasatch Mountains. I've been working a lot as well, granted, I'm not working 40 hour weeks but they've been long enough to take up all of my time when I'm going to school too.
About the only fun I've had in the past few weeks is going down to New Egypt Speedway and helping out my friend by working as his pit crew for his races. It is a ton of work during the week and even more work every Saturday night. Its a good solid 6-8 hours of sweating my ass off and getting dirty as hell getting the car ready at the start of the night and in between each race. I love it and even though it does take time away from climbing, I would never exchange my time at the track for more time on the rock.
Even though I havent been climbing in the last few weeks, I have been thinking about it. I've got a new harness, and new pack, a new pair of shoes and a new boulder problem to work on. Im traveling to the Adirondacks this weekend to visit some friends and I'm gonna hit the rock , hard, but in a good way!
Climb on y'all
About the only fun I've had in the past few weeks is going down to New Egypt Speedway and helping out my friend by working as his pit crew for his races. It is a ton of work during the week and even more work every Saturday night. Its a good solid 6-8 hours of sweating my ass off and getting dirty as hell getting the car ready at the start of the night and in between each race. I love it and even though it does take time away from climbing, I would never exchange my time at the track for more time on the rock.
Even though I havent been climbing in the last few weeks, I have been thinking about it. I've got a new harness, and new pack, a new pair of shoes and a new boulder problem to work on. Im traveling to the Adirondacks this weekend to visit some friends and I'm gonna hit the rock , hard, but in a good way!
Climb on y'all
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
More than just a drum show
Went to see the Rhythm Devils last Friday night @ the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA. The Sherm has been the place this summer, as far as I know it is the only venue to have all 4 of the surviving members of the Grateful Dead perform this summer, not including Donna, but I never liked her much anyways....
But anyways the Rhythm Devils, founded by GD drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, truly are more than just a drum show. They have found other musicians that share their passion for the music of the Grateful Dead and also enjoy creating new music. I feared that it would be just a drum show, but that was far from the truth. It was one of the better shows that I've seen at the Sherman...
The show opened with a solid Scarlet>Fire and Friend of the Devil and never let up. The other Dead songs that they played were Ship of Fools, Uncle John's Band, Brown Eyed Women, Bird Song, Going Down The Road Feeling Bad, Easy Wind, and We Bid You Good Night, which was a total surprise. Of the original songs that they played, Bo Didley and Castles of Timber were the highlights for me. The encore was Neil Young's Cortez the Killer, it was awesome, especially Davey Knowles' solo. It was a great show...
Here is the entire show on the Archive.
Pictures can be found here.
But anyways the Rhythm Devils, founded by GD drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, truly are more than just a drum show. They have found other musicians that share their passion for the music of the Grateful Dead and also enjoy creating new music. I feared that it would be just a drum show, but that was far from the truth. It was one of the better shows that I've seen at the Sherman...
The show opened with a solid Scarlet>Fire and Friend of the Devil and never let up. The other Dead songs that they played were Ship of Fools, Uncle John's Band, Brown Eyed Women, Bird Song, Going Down The Road Feeling Bad, Easy Wind, and We Bid You Good Night, which was a total surprise. Of the original songs that they played, Bo Didley and Castles of Timber were the highlights for me. The encore was Neil Young's Cortez the Killer, it was awesome, especially Davey Knowles' solo. It was a great show...
Here is the entire show on the Archive.
Pictures can be found here.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Welcome to my world
So I've decided to start one of these so people can easily follow me on my journeys.
It will mostly be about music and climbing, but other things will pop up along the way...enjoy
It will mostly be about music and climbing, but other things will pop up along the way...enjoy
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