Re: Best climbing moments from the past year
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 6:16 pm
Hey Rob, Mr. Misty Kiss was THE hardest 5.7 I did last year. I remember doing it at the end of a hot day last April. I was hot and tired and nearly greased out those slick jams. After that I knew it was time to head down to CrossRoads for a cold onerhyang wrote: Joshua Tree National Park (Nov)
Mr. Misty Kiss (5.7 - 5.8 )
My most memorable climbing moments in 2010 were the ones that pushed me to (and beyond) my limits and opened my eyes to future possibilities;
1. Getting dragged up Valhalla at Suicide Rock. It took me several tries and it wasn’t pretty, but final got all the moves. Now I got to lead it – 2011 goal
2. Struggling up the ~15’ OW section at the top of the money pitch on Mithral Diherdal on Mt Russell….did I mention that I suck at OW Somehow I managed to squirm and wiggle up the thing and was so exhausted that I couldn’t hang on to a perfect hand jam at the top of the OW section. I had to ‘take’ and catch my breath. I was breathing like a locomotive for at least 15 minutes and sucking every O2 out of that thin Sierra air. Although totally exhausted, I felt so alive and realized that I really suck at OW
Happy New Year's
Rick Graham
ps, did I mention that I suck at OW