Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Car, Nose, Stone


Car. First off, we're looking for a new car. The Jeep is up to 283,000 miles now, and we're worried that there might not be much left. What a car though, it has taken me through college, through our first year and a half of marriage, through many, many road trips, and even to the Artic Circle and back. It would be hard to let it go, but we might have to so we have something more reliable. What memories with the Jeep though. Man. Got it for $200 bucks four and half years ago, and its been great so far! What a car!



Nose. This is it. I'm going for it. Dates are set. I'm going to climb the Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite. 31 pitches. 3,000 feet. Four days. The most famous rock climb in the world. May 14-24th whenever the weather window looks good. Its going to be extremely challening; mentally, physically, technically.

Stone. We've been to Indian Creek on both of the past Mondays. I led my first 5.11+ down there - Coyne Crack. Burly. Angela is getting really good. She climbs 5.10 like its nothing now. I'm trying to work my body really hard in preparation for Yosemite.

Car, Nose, Stone. Thats the happenings for now.

4 comments:

Chris Andrew said...

You're crazy! That's a hard climb. Good luck! ;)

Jerry said...

Good luck on the car hunt! Sounds like your Jeep has made for a lot of great memories! And seriously - we will keep you in our prayers A LOT between May 14-24 while you are at Yosemite. That picture of the Nose alone is enough to make you dizzy. Woah! And glad you guys are having fun on a couple of more regular-looking climbs. :)

Lindsey said...

Whoa, crazy. The "Nose" sounds and looks soooo intense. Be careful now, ya hear? Looks fun though. Very challenging. Good luck on the car hunt. I can't wait to come visit yall in a week!

kp said...

You're going to be looking for a new car for a long time if you're looking for another car for $200! :)