Setting Goals

Well, Joe and I made it out again this last Sunday morning...

I set up two ropes, one on Sterlings Crack (5.7), one of my favorite climbs at Carderock and another to the left of The Diamond (5.8)

It's been awhile since I have been climbing (a few reasons and a lot of excuses!) and so, my goal for the day was to get to the key hold at the crux. The good news was I reached my goal, the bad news, I ran out of steam (was kind of expecting that...)

This was Joe's first go on this climb and he made it to the crux, got his right foot up onto a sloping hold on the left and he spent a little too much time trying to find a better set of handholds (it's a CRACK climb, get your hands back into the CRACK!) before he also ran out of steam.

Joe moved up to the crux pretty smoothly, starting to show some technique.
My technique was left in the back of my car...

I forgot to take pictures?!! Aaargh! Have to remember my new phone (Blackjack II) has a camera.

So the following picture is courtesy of RockClimbing.com
Title: Net working Sterling Crack, 5.7, Carderock, MD (Photo by: Honeywell) )

My Notes: The picture does not really do the steepness of the climb justice. It's about 15 degrees off vertical, and then steepens into a slightly bludging overhang.

Caleb's Intro to Climbing

Last Sunday (7/20) I took a good friend's nephew climbing at Carderock, MD.

My climbing partner Joe and his son (Sam) and their dog "Zippo" met us there also.
We started him off on Beginners Crack (5.3)

That's him just past the crux.







Caleb has just about topped out!


















This last picture was posed for his aunt.
We thought she would get a kick out of it!












She did not...

I really liked what he did with his right leg.

Zippo looked like he was trying to remember if the kid's name was Timmy? And isn't there supposed to be a well around here?

Well we ended the day teaching Caleb, Robin (Joe's friend), and Sam to rappel from the top of Nubble Face (5.4)

I was busy teaching and forgot to take any pictures with my cell-phone camera. Just as well since I was belaying, and we did not want any unposed crater pictures!

Javabiner is back online!

Well I was able to start my Blog again... It had sadly died from old age and lack of nourishment.

But I am back up and posting for my climbing friends.