I spent about 15 minutes in the BRC tonight before I decided that I am completely over gym climbing. I’m going to try and spend as much time as I can outside starting now, even if that means climbing on Flagstaff because it’s late and the weather is shit. So that is where I went today. I brought along my friend Greg so he could nab some photos of me on Hollow’s Way V8. I tried this problem for about 20 minutes last year around this time, but got rained off before I could complete it. I believe it might be the best boulder problem within a 5 minute radius of town (which pretty much only includes Flagstaff, but whatever). Anyways, I was anxious to finish it off. When we arrived, I was surprised to find the boulder completely dry (the weather has been shit lately in Boulder). I got to the last move on my first attempt, but took about 15 more to finish it up. The last hold is not very good. However, once you accept this and decide to stop fighting that small fact, moving off of it to the “finish jug” is not too bad. I also got the chance to try out Five Ten’s newest take on the Anasazi Lace-Up and I must say they performed impeccably well on the slightly overhung terrain. They will be my new trustworthy friends on any vert highballs I might attempt over the summer. As well as on the Diamond.

So…We escaped Flagstaff without epic and now I sit at home dreaming about my weekend plans to snowshoe into Mt. Evans. Psyched!

Here are a few pics from the day courtesy of Greg Mionske:

Peace.