So my goal this year was to make it to Red River Gorge every month to climb. It was suppose to be a high of 30s to 40s and a low of 16 degrees last week. NOPE! I can’t do it. I’m actually fine in that weather if i get to keep mittens on, but for some reason my fingers go numb instantly and hurt so much as soon as the weather drops below 40 degrees. Thats why i’ve kinda hated the cold all my life. I can have fun in the cold but was always in pain until i got a really good pair of mittens. It just makes climbing in cold weather a terrible and dangerous experience for me.
All that to say, I booked last minute cheap tickets to Las Vegas for my friend Elizabeth and i and we went out there for a few days to enjoy some 70 degree weather climbing big walls. Made me much happier to be in the desert. We did my first big wall on Trad and I had a blast carrying a ton on weight and a backpack up 770 feet. Trying to find places to put gear and build anchors is the most fun way to work on your problem solving skills. 10/10 would do again. Finished the last route in the dark and watched the moon rise over Vegas. On the last day i realized i had messed up our flight back so we booked a last minute overnight flight back that got Elizabeth and I home just in time to go to work for the day. Turns out I can still pull overnighters. Adventure is out there. Go look for it
