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Tuolumne Meadows
Tuolumne Meadows is roughly halfway between San Diego and Bend, so it’s become the perfect location to meet Joey for an annual climbing trip. We’re starting to feel more comfortable with the style of climbing there, and having some fun. By fun, I should clarify that I am only referring to the planning and post-trip […]
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Joshua Tree: One More Climb
Finally, a trip outdoors. It’s been much too long since we’ve been on real rock. The season began, and it quickly came to an end when Joey sublexed his shoulder on a climb at Holcomb. And then, just as he was wrapping up PT on his shoulder, he broke his ankle while bouldering at Mesa […]
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The Season Begins
Fall is here. It arrives a bit later in San Diego than other places, and the tell-tale signs aren’t quite as obvious. No spectacular fall color or early morning frosts, but I’m able to leave the windows open, and I no longer need a fan while I sleep. The first northwest swells are starting to […]
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“28 for 28”
A few months ago, Joey brought up the idea of climbing 28 routes on his 28th birthday on June 28th. I am, of course, a fan of ill-advised physical challenges like this. Followers of this blog may remember the Banff Burger Dash (run 400 meters, eat 5 hamburgers, run 400 meters) and the “no-train” marathon […]
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Holcomb Valley Pinnacles
Holcomb Valley is a popular climbing area near Big Bear Lake, CA. Named after William Holcomb, who discovered gold here in 1860, the crag sit at 7,500 feet and has fun, well-protected routes for all levels of climbers. Well, maybe not Chris Sharma or those that climb 5.14 and above, but I doubt that anyone […]
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Mission Gorge
Tom and I, looking fresh with our new helmets, climbing in Mission Gorge. After the rock incident in Poway, we decided it would be a good idea to protect our heads. I brought my camera along, and managed to get some decent pics of Tom by using my ATC Guide and belaying from the anchor. […]
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Joshua Tree
A fun 2-night climbing trip to Joshua Tree. Jasmine is finishing her third and final year of fellowship training at UCSD, and she put together a fellow’s retreat with classmates Cara and Heidi. Incoming fellow Anna and husband Rob joined us, as did Heidi’s brother. We camped at Indian Cove, not far from the site […]
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Joshua Tree
Our first climbing trip to Joshua Tree. It was pretty cold – it snowed. We bouldered and top-roped and discovered that we really suck as climbers.