Back by popular demand, the stations were done for time this week. It was everything the newcomers to WYW hoped it would be, and it was everything the old-timers knew it would be: absolutely brutal. There were only five of us this week, everyone else had “stuff to do.” More »
The Kearsarge Pass is but a small lull in the blocky granite ridge that runs between Mt. Gould and University peak. The scree and tallus of Mt. Gould’s southern slopes fall away from the east and west to reveal a stark and bony ridgeline which steadily slithers upwards towards University peak. It is the skeleton of the Sierra, growing with every seismic episode and aged by the very weather it creates. More »
We had seven people today so we had three teams of two and Reid volunteered to go solo. The heat factor was back today, adding that extra bit of punishment that we all crave. Added a tire toss this week which had you winded by the end. Nobody puked their guts out, but a fortunate few were close. More »
Failure is a relative term. Though one that is not often sought out among members of the climbing community. On the weekend of May 3, 2008 Albert and Shay came to know this phenomenon during our ascent of the Moonlight Buttress in Zion NP. More »
We had an odd number of people today so we changed it up a bit. Intensity was high and the blood was pumping. More »
Nate and I went up George Creek to try a new route on Shaw Spire.
The route ended up being chossy, cold and scary. We climbed 8 pitches before bailing 2 pitches from the top. That night there were 100mph winds over the crest. More »
We need to make sure that there are no rests between rounds and also limit the amount of rest between different exercises. More »
