The first day we were there was pretty relaxed, Beth and I scoped out climbs, we decided to climb this attractive looking 5.10. After I realized the dangerous potential of the second half of the climb I decided to back off. Slightly frustrated, we did a fun scramble up Bath rock which brightened our moods.
When we got back to camp Brian had just pulled in with his new dog Abbey. The next day brian lead his first trad climb, a 5.6 cleverly named "first lead", he did great! The next few days were filled with generally scary climbing. Quite large run-outs on round featured slabs; we have come to realize that the climbing here is just not for the fearful. Two nights in a row we went into town and relaxed in the hot springs until dark. On our last day we decided to do some gear hunting. The previous day after finishing Columbian Crack we walked over to the rappel and saw that people had dropped gear, into a crack near the anchors. We made a retreival device out of a tent stake taped to a tent pole. It worked great and within 45 minutes we had pulled tons of gear and trash out of the crack. Free gear is always a good way to end a trip.
We arrived in Boise thinking that we would be climbing in the new gym and hanging out with friends. That was not the case. The wall we left one month earlier was still not done. It was a grim looking place, and morale was very low. We agreed to stay and help get the place done. We stayed a little over a week and the wall is finished, we got to climb on it, but its still not open. They've had lots of problems with the subcontractors and the city. Hopefully it will open soon.
We just arrived on Bainbridge last night, spent the morning picking blackberries and relaxing. We're going to a music festival with Grace in 2 days, and then off to Squamish for some climbing.
Until next time.... We're living the dream.
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