Update!

Not good!

Hey Just got done climbing in Red Rocks.  Had a great time.  Accept......starting the first day of climbing by having to get towed out of a non-friendly Ford Focus back road.  Still got to climb that day, knocked out Triassic Sands.  It was definetly an adventure that day that involved 4x4 driving, hitch hiking, tow trucking and then climbing.  Lol, I guess you have to be a good sport or life will get the better of you.  Patricia, the lady at the Blue Diamond Travel Center was super nice.  She gave us coffee on the house and was very helpful in providing us assistance to get the Focus back on the road.  Triassic Sands was awesome, super cool, probably one of the few and best crack routes in RR.  Met some great people that day and had a lot of fun.



Me leading the last pitch of Triassic Sands, really good route.  If you do it definetly go all the way to the top.


 FINALLY knocked out Epinpherine!  Awesome route.  Got it done in 12 hours car to car.  The chiminey's were super cool and it was a lot of fun.  My feet were killing me in my climbing shoes!  That is by far the longest free route that I have done.  It was a kick in the balls to finish the 11 almost full rope length pitches of free climbing and have to do a 700 foot "scramble" to the top.  The descent was alright, got low on water and had to ration.  We had 2 litres a person, but it was hard to follow with anything else on your back.  The pack that we climbed with was a beast as I nick named it.  The route is everything that people say it is.  We were first party on and first off.  Go team SAMack (that is South African and Mack combined:)).  

An here come the chimney's!!!

Then some cragging at Ragged Edges.  Met up with Khristine and also met a great girl named Melissa )a.k.a Lissa).  Got some great routes in, but still not too sure how hard I climbed since two different guidebooks gave different ratings to routes.  I think given that John Bachar FA soloed one of the routes and gave it a 5.8 rating, which was later upgraded to 10a that I will go with the harder ratings:)  My ego likes it better too.

Hand cracks are a gift from God!!!! Love it!

 Sitting in Idyllwild (sp?) CA trying to get the next few days planned.  Most likely staying to get in two days of climbing at Tahquitz and then headed to send the NOSE.  Little nervous, but just have to be committed.  I've learned that I don't know what you call home sick when you don't have a home?  That people really are inherently good.  And there is a lot to learn about life, yourself, and climbing if you open yourself up to the experience.  I have a lot of great pictures that I am going to post up, and will definetly write more later.  Just wanted to give an update.  Stay safe, have fun, and look good doing it (thanks for that advice Kjell).