{"id":256,"date":"2009-07-22T00:28:42","date_gmt":"2009-07-22T04:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/?p=256"},"modified":"2009-07-22T00:28:42","modified_gmt":"2009-07-22T04:28:42","slug":"goin%e2%80%99-vertical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/?p=256","title":{"rendered":"Goin\u2019 Vertical"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Goin’ Vertical.” This is Paul’s classic phrase when standing under a route climb, tied into the sharp end, ready to ascend. We\u2019ve all heard it, we all know it. Classic Paul. Problem is, it’s been soooo long since we’ve put a rope on that this phrase seems a bit old-school….or “80’s” as our friend Mike so bluntly put it – hearing it for the first time last weekend. Ok, so maybe that’s a bit exaggerated. It’s been a while since we route climbed, but not decades. I think our last roped adventure was Indian Creek…3 or so years ago. In the grand scheme of things, that\u2019s not so long…is it? Well, if you compare it to 9 months of pregnancy, yeah it seems like forever!!<\/p>\n

Which brings me to the \u201cWhy.\u201d Why routes now? Why ditch the bouldering and have to deal with the bothersome logistics of gear, ropes and oh-so-boring belaying? Why? Because this chickie here ain\u2019t havin\u2019 fun on the boulders no more – that\u2019s why! 16+ extra pounds with a big \u2018ol belly in the way of my hand-foot-matches and abs barely strong enough to sit myself up in bed at night is just plain crampin\u2019 my style! Yeah, that\u2019s why! Solution: My fancy new full-body harness* and route climbing…err, easy route climbing, that is. And top-roping of course. Now let\u2019s just see how much longer this full-body harness will fit me and the bambino….<\/p>\n


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\nPaul on Delirious, 5.12a<\/em> Mt. Lemmon, Arizona<\/center><\/p>\n


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\nPaul belaying Holly on just another Mt. Lemmon slab. Bored?<\/center><\/p>\n


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\nMe and the bambino hanging out under the Enchanted Tower, New Mexico<\/center><\/p>\n


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\nThe Enchanted Tower, NM<\/center><\/p>\n


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\nBoulderers in route climbing gear! Gah! We\u2019re not in Hueco anymore, Django. Mike (climbing), Jeff, Paul and Raquel
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\nMike sending Humpty Dumpty, 5.12a<\/em> at the Enchanted Tower, NM<\/center><\/p>\n


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\nMy Morgie<\/center><\/p>\n


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\nMorgan\u2019s buddy Django<\/center><\/p>\n


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\nMike cleaning Rubber Mission, 5.12b<\/em> after Paul\u2019s send of the extension to the top of the Tower, Mission Impossible, 5.12d<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n


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\nA view from the Tower down to our cozy little campsite (see the van?)<\/center><\/p>\n

posted by arr<\/em><\/p>\n

* Note: For the non-climbers reading this blog, a full body harness secures the climber around the shoulders and legs verses the waist. Top-roping provides a method of climbing where you are secured to the rope at all times and do not fall when you let go from the wall. This allows the climber to continue to comfortably and safely exercise with zero impact to the belly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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