Monday, November 29, 2010

Can you overdose on climbing?

Its kind of weird climbing here in Tennessee because it feels like we are back home. Overcast, breezy...with a sharp chill in the air, in the middle of the woods...not a desert, and the rock is similar to that back in the Northeast. The only difference is the accents... no one can understand me and we have a hard time understanding the locals. I guess not too many New Yorkers pass through here to climb since even the local climber who passes by and says hello is taken aback by our "hi, how's it going?".

There is so much to climb and so little time to climb in Little Rock City. Today was our second day climbing, albeit it cut short due to rain...well thats the excuse we used...I mean....we have climbed in snow and rain in the recent past....it was more like our bodies rejecting a dose of the rock, so we called it a day a little sooner than we normally would. It's hard to take pictures when there is only 2 of us (anyone want to come out and play photographer?) so we haven't been able to take that many shots of us climbing, but we're doing what we can. Many of the routes are low enough to the ground that we don't need a spotter unless there's a sketchy landing...well what used to be sketchy in the beginning of the trip has become the norm and our definition of sketchy and bad holds has evolved along this trip. Tomorrow is a rest day so we are going to check out the Jack Daniel's distillery in nearby Lynchburg, TN. After that we are shooting up to Nashville to catch a hockey game between the Predators and Coyotes

We are definitely looking forward to relaxing in Florida, although I am told it is currently "cold" in Florida. It'll be a much needed break from the rock, sleeping on crash pads, using public restrooms, and everything else that goes along with travelling across the country on the cheap.

Now for tunes:
Jimi Hendrix -Live at Woodstock
Megadeth - The System Has Failed

Quote of the Day:
.....unfortunately our brains are too fried from climbing to remember any quotes...if there were any....today was pretty uneventful in comparison to other days (quote-wise)....but the night is young...

3 comments:

  1. You forgot Sublime - 40oz to Freedom on your tunes list... You know, since Alex is a creep stalker! LOL

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  2. Lmao Kat it was only 2 songs and I couldn't hear the music over you singing....that's what happens when you butt dial

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  3. Take pics of your hands, the preds game, girls in florida, and when you are drunk! ahahaha should I fly down to FLA??????????????????

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