Well since my last post a lot has happened, but the highlights revolve around coaching the kids three days a week for the six week between ABS Youth Divisionals and Nationals, as well as a ton of route setting, nursing my injured finger, and trying to gain endurance for an attempt to become a sport climber again.
Check out videos of Team Anonymous at Nationals over at our team
blog.
Lately, I've been getting back onto the rock a little bit to see how the transition to sport climber is coming. The good news is, I'm starting to feel it, though I'm not where I want to be yet.
During our first day back out, Charlie Andrews snagged a last-try ascent of Shawn Diamond's Malibu Creek testpiece,
Lateralus, his first 5.14a. More pics
here.
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| Charlie Andrews warming up on "Ghetto Crossing" (5.13a). |
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| Charlie sending "Lateralus" (5.14a). Maddy Voloshin Photo. |
This past Sunday, a small group of us headed out to Boney Bluff, a savage little sport cliff in the Santa Monica Mountains, with over a dozen 5.13's.
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| Formations of the Backbone Range from the Sandstone Peak Trailhead. |
Facundo Langbehn was able to send
Skinny White Boy (.12d) second go and
Sureshot (.13a) on his third. I narrowly missed sending
Sureshot as well, falling with my fingertips just brushing the thank god jug below the chains.
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| Facundo sending "Skinny White Boy" (.12d) |
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| Facundo Langbehn sending "Sureshot" (5.13a). |
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| Facundo about to clip the chains. |
Needless to say, I'm psyched to get back to Boney Bluff next Sunday and get a few sends this time!
