patrick

@ygd.lol

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dad, climber, bird cohabitator, hospital planner weekdays in ann arbor; weekends on sandstone

Man Behind the Curtain still hasn't gone for sam and feels like the hardest stemming I've ever done. But look at this thing!
El Mat money pitch. Didn't get it clean, but I'm still gonna tick it off the life list. Amazing experience topping out via this one.
I hope I always like this type of stuff. Even if I'm not getting better at it, I seem to be getting happier with it. #climbing
sam knocked this guy down on me while I was belaying him on The Shining at the #newrivergorge. I didn't even scream too much.
#accidentalrenaissance #rrg #climbing
7th(?) accent of Signals (new 10 pitch 5.11 trad-ish outside tucson). Didn't die. #climbing #mtlemmon
Climbed Plenty of Sun and The Battlement at fortress today. Sam onsighted the former, which was nuts. Harder roof crack than Thunder Chicken by far. I wore the wrong shoes for offwidth roof cracks. #rrg #climbing
Last climb of the trip lifted a mini curse. Managed not to z-clip or space out or run into bees or break a hold or skip a draw and need to downclimb. #tensleep #climbing
Rainy day steep stuff #climbing
Blew it at the chains. Doing that a lot this year. #climbing #rrg
Prime Directive. Everything I love about climbing crammed into over pitch. #rrg #climbing
Crunch
Sam getting up into the good bits on Thunder Chicken at Fortress. All those laps on the slick wood fist crack at #planetrock paid off for me. Horizontal stemming/chimney moves in a roof on bomber jams with 80 feet of air below ton a day with 60mph wind gusts was memorable stuff! #rrg #climbing
Sam--using the Force?--on Triple Sec. #rrg #climbing
Tiny rainbows at the Gallery. Sums up the weather in the #rrg this weekend.
My first and only go of Super Best Friends ended with two hands over the roof and too pumped to clip... #rrg #climbing
Thrillbillies is not one of delicate, subtle slabs. Big moves between big holds with a couple solid finger locks in water grooves for good measure. Another contender for my favorite 5.10. #rrg #climbing
This was a very pointy one! Eye of the Needle is a most excellent romp. #rrg #climbing
Sam was on fire this weekend. Flashed Super Best Friends and Delicatessen, and got both Mirage and Orange Juice on the second go. Totally in awe of the latter after getting my butt kicked top roping it. #rrg #climbing
Sam onsighted Mercy the Huff last weekend, but Leo on this 5.8 was cooler. #rrg #climbing
Feeling tiny on Swedish Fish. Didn't quite get it clean, but no falls and it feels pretty doable next time by milking those rests. #rrg #climbing
Inhibitor, round 1. You win this one. All fun and games until the exit move from the offwith, where it suddenly goes 5.11. Oof. #rrg #climbing
This one made for a less sketchy swing set. #climbing #tensleep
This is the first steep sport route we've ever cleaned. Is this how it works? Wonder if we could improve on this... #climbing #tensleep
Ten Sleep never disappoints. Sam playing another round of "flash that 5.12" before one hanging a 5.13a later in the day. #climbing #tensleep
Intimidation lived up to the 5.9+ at #vedauwoo. Such a meat grinder of an offwidth, but we all got it clean. Nice redemption after surprise whipping on a flared yellow totem #climbing a 5.4 slab yesterday!
Not a bad first campsite of the trip! #vedauwoo #climbing
Leo's first proper lead fall! #climbing #rrg
Lightning Rod Arete. Best vertical 5.10 in the #rrg? Maybe. Certainly one of the prettiest! #climbing
Sam on the new fun one #climbing @luciaintheskyyy
Soft one move wonder 5.12 for me, run out 5.7 for Leo. #hcr #climbing
Unexpected alpine conditions #climbing WMA crack at #hcr.
Totally unnecessary rap in to #samsthrone in arkansas. AKA fun with mountain project approach directions. #climbing
Sam onsighted Where Lizards Dare. Ana followed and didn't fall. I got spanked leading on Sam's gear, but still found it to be maybe the best pitch of climbing I've done. So much exposure in that last 40 or 50 feet and *amazing* stemming. #rrg #climbing
Does it count as a victory whip if you fall clipping the chains after two hanging the route? Sigh. #climbing #rrg
Plaything with the #totemcams. These things still feel sort of supernatural. #climbing @justbombergear
Well, Toker didn't quite work out for Leo, but he had fun trying.... #rrg #climbing
Brontosaurus at Pebble Beach. Sam onsighted. My pathetic fingers slipped out of the crux, but I still left happy. #rrg #climbing