So I spent 10 days in Yosemite, doing the climber version of riding all the kiddie rides. Climbing in Yosemite Valley is tough, and I guess that's why people from all over the world go there to test themselves. We got there the first day and realized we weren't going to be doing the NIAD (Nose In A Day) any time soon.
It didn't take us long, but we found some 'easy stuff'. Then we stayed on the easy stuff the entire trip. I'm not going to be hard on myself. I'm not some college student who can get away with climbing 24/7. I'm married, I have a full time job (yes, I contribute taxes slackers!), and I co-founded a non-profit which takes up all the time in between.
But I stubbornly hold onto the climbing lifestyle for a reason. Some people meditate. Some do yoga. Me, I climb. It's a selfish passion, in it's own way. It gets in you though. It makes me who I am. It also makes me a better person to others. Anyhow, i'll elaborate more on my climbing philosophy.
Ten days of tenting it at Camp 4 isn't a picnic. The pine fresh smell of the local trees can easily be overshadowed by the stench emanating from the infamous feet fungi of my climbing partner, who will go nameless for now.
We got alot of great and exciting climbing in for 10 days, and I plan on making Yosemite a yearly destination because I WILL be climbing those big walls with the big boys someday in the near future. The only way to do that is to throw myself into the fire annually.
Course next time i'll bring my beautiful wife in tow. It'll be like a first honeymoon!
It didn't take us long, but we found some 'easy stuff'. Then we stayed on the easy stuff the entire trip. I'm not going to be hard on myself. I'm not some college student who can get away with climbing 24/7. I'm married, I have a full time job (yes, I contribute taxes slackers!), and I co-founded a non-profit which takes up all the time in between.
But I stubbornly hold onto the climbing lifestyle for a reason. Some people meditate. Some do yoga. Me, I climb. It's a selfish passion, in it's own way. It gets in you though. It makes me who I am. It also makes me a better person to others. Anyhow, i'll elaborate more on my climbing philosophy.
Ten days of tenting it at Camp 4 isn't a picnic. The pine fresh smell of the local trees can easily be overshadowed by the stench emanating from the infamous feet fungi of my climbing partner, who will go nameless for now.
We got alot of great and exciting climbing in for 10 days, and I plan on making Yosemite a yearly destination because I WILL be climbing those big walls with the big boys someday in the near future. The only way to do that is to throw myself into the fire annually.
Course next time i'll bring my beautiful wife in tow. It'll be like a first honeymoon!
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