I knew there was a good reason to drink this stuff...

Proof from Sonnie Trotter that coffee is more than just legal meth, as well as some good thoughts on what makes one mans vrtue another mans vice.
http://sonnietrotter.com/roadlife/

Be prepared.......

to have your souls and minds blown right out from you. Also take not that I will be providing lessons for any of you who feel the urge to be the fourth Cohen/Lowell brother (as you can tell I may as well be the third of each of them).

Well......things could be worse here

For example I could be this guy

SNOW:

Please leave, nobody really likes you. You have no friends here, don't stop by for any more visits or I will personally hunt you down and destroy you. Thank you very much for your cooperation in this matter.

Rock Climbing is Not Dumb

But the bottom line is, yes, I really am so obsessed with climbing that, in certain respects, it is more important than my career. The fulfillment I get from teaching and writing is enormous. However, I determined long ago that my life without climbing—without the places, people and experiences that climbing has introduced to me—would be unacceptably diminished. Whether I’m projecting a hard sport route, getting my ass kicked way off the deck on a wall, or taping bloody fingers for the 10th hour of a marathon session in the gym, climbing is a critical dimension of who I am...

From 70 to snowing

It's only been a few days since returning from bishop and already, I'm ready to go back. Leaving beautiful weather and world-class bouldering is not easy. It's especially hard when leaving means heading back into bitter cold, snow, and school. Oh well, I suppose that's what keeps me climbing, this way nothing ever loses its charm, and nothing ever gets old. On a more positive note, congratulations to everyone for doing some serious pebble crushing. From people throwing hard flashes, mike mills-flyboy sit to others finally laying long term projects to rest, jesse brown- high plains drifter (no doubt the best send of the trip) it was a veritable send-fest. Without a doubt a return trip is in my imminent future to deal with some unfinished business. Until then, bring it on Vedauwoo....

And then......

A few more pictures that didn't make it onto the last post

Three Cheers for Blog Stalkers!!

In celebration of the first follower of this blog, here are some pictures!!!!!!!!

It's been quite a while since I've paid any attention to this thing, but huge amounts of boredom and strong desires to be elsewhere have me searching for a distraction. The recent good weather has got me thinking about projects for this year and whether or not I'm ready to go. The past week was pretty successful, and I've got a good feeling about what's coming, but I figure that it can't hurt to set a few goals for 2009. So here it is, my list of bouldering projects around this country.

Vedauwoo:
The Tempest-V8/9 (I've put so much work into this thing for 2 1/2 years, it's going to happen)
The Vedajuicer- 5.14-, V9/10
Eight Ounces to Freedom- 5.13, V8
Weak Become Heroes- V10
The Daisy Cutter-V6
Analog-V8/9
Fierce-V6
Sun Up to Sun Down-V7
Life Without Parole-5.12, V4
Desperado-V9
Soul of a Poet-V7

Rocktown:
The Vagina-V8
The Orb-V8
Chocktow Sundial-v8
Helicopter-V6
Helicopter Traverse-V8/9
Bionic Rats-V8
Sherman Photo Roof-V7

Bishop:
High Plains Drifter-V7
Seven Spanish angels-V6
Soul Slinger-V9
Evilution to the Lip-V10
Ironman Traverse-V4
Flyboy Low-V8
Morning Dove White-V7/8
Stained Glass-V10
Bowling Pin-V4

Rumbling Bald:
Torque Master-V6
Brackish Water-V8
Kung-Fu Grip-V5
The North Carolinian-V5
Ned's Arete-V8
The French Maid-V7
Patio Roof-V8
Pit BBQ-V6


There's a lot more that is actually on my to do list, these are just the top priorities. With good weather on the horizon in Laramie, and a trip to Bishop coming up next week, things look relatively promising. But we'll just have to wait and see.....

More on this oh so inconvenient truth thing

Also, here is a short clip of Weak Become Heroes, with the added bonus of me falling. Sorry for the poorly angled/shaky footage. We're not exactly professionals................................YET!

Al Gore is apparently on to something

Thanks to the peculiarly warm weather in Laramie lately, I've been able to make it out to Vedauwoo for the past three days. While very few (read: 1) sends took place, it was still a joy just to be able to play around on the rocks. I cleaned off a few new boulders, worked on Weak Become Heroes, had some good quality time with Gypsy and Sam, and after 2 1/2 years of thinking about trying it, I did 3 1/2 foot assasin in 4 tries. Since I know everyone is terribly interested, here are a few pictures of the weekend.