4.24.2009

UTAH UPLOAD

It's been a CRAZY couple weeks here in utah!! I have seen some incredible places on this trip that have changed my perspective on climbing. It kicked off when I went to Indian Creek with my buddies Nick and Jared. I am so syked these guys got me amped on this style. Its such a different approach to solving the puzzle than sport climbing. I am not trying to find holds on a face...I see the holds, its just a continuous crack that you have to understand. Well from there I headed up to SLC to catch up with my old friends Ty and Zak from back in Dallas days. I have been hanging out with my friend Tobias Macphee, an up and coming photographer and he has been taking some awesome photos, check out some more right here




I was on Bully the other day...I was about to hook it up nice and quick when I slipped off at the top and due to a poorly built landing I rolled my ankle!!!

I was out of the game for about a week from outdoor climbing, and was forced to train in the gym using my foot as little as possible. After I was able to squeeze my foot into a sport climbing shoe again I headed out to try some climbing in Big Cottonwood. The goal was a route called 'Dog Eat Dog' an infamous Johnny Woodward first accent that has yet to see a second. I worked out the moves but was all haggard from a late night, so I will need to head back up to hook it up!

4.09.2009

INDIAN CREEEEK

I have been waiting for this moment for some time now. Tomorrow I am off to Indian Creek to make the magic HAPPEN!! It's a completely different thought process to finding the method in the madenss. I have had one day of crack climbing before but straight LOVED it. I did up all of it onsight so I have never even fallen on gear before, but nothing is gonna hold me back. I am ready to go give it what its worth!

4.07.2009

....shit

well,
besides the weekend warrior mini's I haven't had a trip since Europe. Having it been enough overdue, I headed out for Utah on Friday, after monumentous snow storms, safety corridors and all sorts of biznass like that I rolled into St. George, Utah on Saturday afternoon, only to be in an accident an hour after!!! nothing bad except my poor radiator leaving me a little high and dry. Well, sunday everywhere was closed, not letting me get it to a mechanics until Monday, and they didn't finish until today...thats 8 days without climbing, I'm getting desparate for the southern Utah rock I have been hearing about....and so the epic begins.