Well -- at least after work it was a good tuesday.
I hit the gym early today -- Missy started some swim class on tuesdays and thursdays for the next month. So I'll be going in on my Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7ish until 9.

Tuesdays, Kevin works the front desk. He's such a great climber with sooooo much energy -- it rubs off on everyone around.

So I warmed up, hopped on a V4 that I've been working for about 2 weeks now and got about 2 moves into it and it just didn't feel good. This was after not feeling like anything was going to go earlier in the day -- I just didn't think I was feeling strong while I was at work.

I saw Paul work the first couple moves on a new top-roping route that Kevin set. It's a 5.11b and now that I've climbed it, I'd have to say it's TOTALLY classic. The opening moves are very bouldery -- not your typical top-rope route type moves. Even at 5.11b. The ending was also quite wierd -- it was WAY fun tho. Thanks to Paul for giving me a belay!

Then it was back to the bouldering routes again -- after a good LONG rest. So I warmed back up on a couple V1's and was feeling strong so I headed over and gave the V4 another shot. I got to the last hold and slipped off so I sat down and just stared at the route. Kevin came back and wanted to show me another route he had made up so I hopped on the V4 once more so I could give it "just one more try" before moving on to the other route. I went through the beginning nice and smoothly -- hit the heel hook, bumped out to the sloper -- all was going good. Next was the super hard move with a serious drop knee letting you suck into the overhanging wall even more. You pop up to a little edge and if you can stick that you can hit the last hold. So with an encouraging crowd below I stuck the little sloper edge that had eluded me the past several tries and *bam* I was at the top. Talk about a rush!

So then I hopped on the route that Kevin (and Alden(?)) had made up. It was a sick V3ish route using the icky naturals that they have over the "roof" part of the bouldering area. Long reachy moves to a teeeeeeny crimper hold and then a bump up to the first natural. I hit it after a couple tries and slid off -- it's the second time in a week that I've scraped my fingers sliding off a hold -- the last one being on Sunday when I was out at the coast.

After working it a couple more times I got the feetwork down and managed to top it out. It was a VERY good night'o'climbing.

w00p!
--B--