Vacation Climbing Trip

I remember fondly the years that I could pull down 5.10 after a single day of climbing. Now it takes me 4 days of climbing to start feeling confident on harder routes, and by then I'm too worn out to power through the hard stuff. That didn't stop Al and I from climbing 44 pitches over three and a half days.

We, and a supporting cast of hangers on, blitzed up to Squamish from Vancouver for several days in a row and climbed as much granite as our bodies and minds would let us. Calculus Crack, Diedre, Banana Peel, Over the Rainbow, bits of White Lightning, Broomstick Crack, Ultimate Everything, Laughing Crack, Klahanie Crack, Urine Too Deep, and Quarryman all succumbed to our mad granite taming skilz.

On the left is Al showing Klahanie Crack who's boss. On the right is an indication of who won the battle between me and a crux move on "Ultimate Everything".Check out the socks. Rachelle knit them for me while I was away!

It was a fabulous time, physical and mental scars notwithstanding. I'm pretty happy to have a day or two of not climbing before we head off to climb some trad routes close to Hornby Island, but I'm also pretty excited about the idea of returning next year.