Rope climbing quadruple

Part of the Overlook crag, White Rock, with an overview of the Rio Grande canyon.

The last four days I have been rope climbing outside. Thursday was the first time we went outside for the weekly climb previously held at the YMCA. We went to the Overlook where the mountaineering club also had put some ropes. I climbed some 5.8s to 5.10s with with Walt and Jess. I pumped out completely on the Holy Wall 5.10a as the sun set.

Friday I joined Yoshi and Caroline at the Dungeon, which is very close to town and even closer to work. We worked the climbs at Trash Tower and they were nicer than the name indicates. Especially, Weenies Go Like This 5.11b was nice with a pumpy lower section and tricky sequencies to get to the top. The after climb beer at Canyon Bar was really nice.

Friday evening Jae told me that a group was going to the Overlook to climb Saturday morning before their softball games. When I left home it was quite windy and a bit chilly but at the Overlook it was so warm in the sun. Jae and I warmed up on Cholla Wall 5.10a/b and we had to have several takes each. It is a nice wall that I would like to do clean. I also worked on Holy Wall and managed to get to the top after some struggle. Another nice wall I would like to do clean.

Sunday started lazy. I was tired after last night's bbq at Walt's. My original plan was to drive down to Ponderosa to go bouldering but something kept me in the chair. In the afternoon Walt called me and we went to Las Conchas and the Cattle Call Wall. We did La Verga 5.9, Cud for LuLu 5.8, Bovine Inspiration 5.9, and finally worked on Cow pies for breakfast 5.10d. I enjoyed the bouldery start of Bovine inspiration and Cow pies for breakfast was nice too with a desperate dead-point move.