{"id":6442,"date":"2023-12-23T00:52:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T04:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/?p=6442"},"modified":"2023-12-29T13:36:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T17:36:07","slug":"another-buffet-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/?p=6442","title":{"rendered":"Another Buffet Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cBuffet Day\u201d is a term we use to describe a day out at the boulders where one goes from boulder to boulder, sampling various climbs, sending only what one can do quickly.  We\u2019ve decided to be in sampling mode these first few trips to Hueco, trying out the new stuff, or stuff we\u2019ve never been on.  What I love about Buffet Days: there\u2019s no \u201csaving\u201d oneself for the big proj. Just throw yourself at something and send now!  And if the climb sucks, move on!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s Buffet Day highlights: <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9111.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9111-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9111-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9111-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9111-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9111.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><center><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ok, so this is clearly not a Buffet Day boulder problem.  It\u2019s sunrise at our campsite.  And dang beautiful at that!<\/figcaption><\/center><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6594.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6594-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6594-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6594-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6594.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><center><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ivan running right up <em>Gingivitis, v2<\/em>, a piece of rock we\u2019ve walked by a million times but never climbed<\/figcaption><\/center><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6606.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6606-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6606-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6606-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6606.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><center><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">And right next to it, <em>Third Reich, v5<\/em>. Quite good, and not too hard<\/figcaption><\/center><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9113.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9113-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9113-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9113-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9113-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_9113.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><center><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Next, Paul burls his way up <em>Orpheus, v6<\/em>.  And then we both sample the v8 that climbs into it from the left, <em>Eurydice<\/em><\/figcaption><\/center><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GPTempDownload-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GPTempDownload-2-1024x819.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GPTempDownload-2-1024x819.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GPTempDownload-2-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GPTempDownload-2-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GPTempDownload-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><center><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Needing one last helping from the buffet before calling it a day, Ivan asked if we could go back to <em>Orifice Affair, v1<\/em>.  So psyched we did because: Send! (Today felt WAY easier than the other day. Perhaps a hold didn\u2019t break after all, haha)<\/figcaption><\/center><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GPTempDownload-4.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GPTempDownload-4-1024x819.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GPTempDownload-4-1024x819.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GPTempDownload-4-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GPTempDownload-4-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GPTempDownload-4.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><center><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ok, just one more climb. Paul attempting <em>Smooth Move, v7<\/em>. A massive dyno. No send but sure fun to try.<\/figcaption><\/center><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Great day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Posted by ARR<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBuffet Day\u201d is a term we use to describe a day out at the boulders where one goes from boulder to boulder, sampling various climbs, sending only what one can do quickly. We\u2019ve decided to be in sampling mode these first few trips to Hueco, trying out the new stuff, or stuff we\u2019ve never been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6442"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6442"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6506,"href":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6442\/revisions\/6506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}