Red Rocks 2009

Some of you may be detecting a pattern here. Though I am loathe to let any sort of routine sneak into my life, going to Red Rock canyon has become sort of habit forming for me during spring break. The trip was, as it usually is, sunny and filled with some steep sport climbing, enjoyable long routes (for the most part) and many laughs.

Many aspects of this excursion were not routine. A few off the top of my head include

• I ate a lot of steak
• Except for a moment, I never set foot in Red Rocks campground (Thanks Mikey!)
• I went to a place called Cactus Joe's. They sell cactus. More at 11
• Got wicked scared on a 5.7
• I witnessed human feces get on a climbing rope on a multipitch *shudder*
• As I scrambled up the side of Mt. Wilson for 3 hours, I was impaled on yucca plants, my arms were raked by desert scrub oak and kept myself from falling by holding onto some grass only to bail at the base of the climb because it was so cold I could not feel my hands (cool view though, I'll be back)
• Ate more steak

I won't post an entire synopsis tonight, but needless to say, the trip was enjoyable. Instead I'll post pieces here and there the next month or two, not because I'm lazy (well... maybe), but it'll keep me occupied while I write a few term papers. Here's to some hard crankin' this April people!