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posted by ARR

posted by ARR

posted by ARR

I think it’s fair to say that I spend a significant portion of my days in the “highly motivated” category. Lucky for me, I happened to be married to a man of similar motivation. Add the two kiddos and….the psyche runs strong in my family.

Psyche or no psyche, life logistics that threaten to prevent me, excuse me, US! from getting out there on real rock seem to be growing with every year that ticks by. Currently, both boys are in competition gymnastics. The competition season is in winter, which automatically cancels a handful of perfect-weather climbing weekends here in the desert. And now this year Ivan has practice on Saturdays. So what’s a highly-motivated-most-of-the-time climber that is dying to go to Hueco to do?

Leave gymnastics practice on Saturday and bee-line it straight to Hueco, screeching in just before the office closes so we can check in to our campsite. Make a nice dinner and go to bed early. Then wake early Sunday and start climbing as soon as the park opens at 8am. There are four of us, and each person gets two hours max on the boulder problem of their choice. Include transit time, and we’ve got a full but still doable day. Brilliant!

We’ve done this twice now, and all had really good days on our problems of choice, even each of us progressing from last weekend to this one. We’ll head back to Hueco again in three weeks, and in the meantime fantasize about our next two hours of satisfaction.

posted by ARR

posted by ARR

posted by ARR

posted by ARR

Perfect winter Hueco weather and yet no new hard sends were had. Three Saturdays ago I felt amazing on Serious Legends. Two Saturdays ago I felt like crap on it. Last Saturday we couldn’t be at Hueco because the boys had a gymnastics meet, which was a good thing because I had to work like a dog, but then a bad thing because after working like a dog I walked over to the woody and sent all 4 (FOUR!) of my woody projects!!!! Plus a repeat project for good measure. Perhaps best woody session ever. Now, sending on plastic is great and all, but sending on plastic when I should be at Hueco sending the real deal is bad. Very bad. Very very bad. Especially after going back to Serious Legends THIS weekend and feeling like crap on it again. 😤

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Not bitter as in “bitter cold”, which it was this weekend indeed (high 40’s and windy at Hueco!). Bitter as in I’m bitter that I felt like crap this weekend! After last weekend’s amazing big link I had on Serious Legends into the crux, I thought for sure this weekend would be some sending attempts. Nope. Not at all. Even after going to bed early, not drinking too much wine, and resting all week! Grrrrr. Bitter.

posted by ARR

posted by ARR