Colorado is where it’s at. From back in the day when i would drive 9 hours through the night from Wichita to climb for a day and drive back that next night, to now flying from Nashville, I will always consider Colorado my real rock home even though i’ve never lived there. There’s so much diversity there. So much learning to be done. I learned all the different styles of climbing that i know from climbing there. Started on red sandstone near Colorado Springs in Red Rock Canyon and the Garden of the Gods, then learned granite slab in Boulder canyon and crack climbing in clear creek canyon. Throw in a couple of roofs here and there and BOOM yeah that’s basically everything i know all within 2 hours of Denver.
This trip was special because I got to climb with a lot of my Nashville friends. So nice when i can get outside Tennessee with them. Didn’t even really plan for that to happen, just worked out perfect. I got to have really good quality time with my parents for 4 days and get a solid 3 and half days of climbing in. Makes for a satisfyingly exhausting trip.
Most of the trip was awesome. Good hangs and good people all around. The bummer parts were that this trip was originally planned so i could go see my best friend Erin. She recently decided to move to Salt Lake City instead and i had plans to spend time with my parents so i couldn’t change my trip. So i haven’t been able to see her in a couple months. Then i really wanted to take everyone to do some climbing in Boulder Canyon and it was closed the whole time we were there so our climbing plans got thrown off twice because of closures.
Anyway, right now i don’t know what else to write about the trip. Makes me want to travel and experience more places to climb. Makes me want to get in better shape to climb harder and longer. I can feel my potential just beyond where i’m at. I loved taking pictures on this trip, but also didn’t make it a priority. I wanted to climb first, then photograph stuff. That’s the problem with every trip. I want to document everything, and i want to experience the moment without distraction. Here’s a couple of the pictures i got though.