It's been a while since I posted anything... mostly because I've have nothing to talk about. I've been in the gym at least 4 times a week, working on technique and general climbing strength and it seems to be helping. I have been eagerly awaiting the trip to Joshua Tree I had planned, and now it's only days away.
Now that I'm ready to climb, I still need to get ready for the trip. I don't leave until Friday afternoon (Christmas Day), so I have until then to get all my gear organized and packed for the trip. Today is the day I will start to get things out and checked off on my packing list. I still need to hit the store for a camping food shopping trip, including lots of chocolate milk, almonds, beef jerky, HUGE bag of Swedish Fish and what ever else looks good. I have to hit REI for some last minute things including tape... I'll be taking 4 to 5 rolls. When climbing cracks at JTree, tape gloves are a MUST for those of us whose hands are not made of leather. We will Booze up in CA, since their prices are quite a bit cheaper than in WA, but we will surely be bringing a couple handles with us.
On a side note, I did get a bunch of new trad gear to beef up my rack. For this trip I added a set of BD Stoppers, a pink tri-cam, 3 BD C4 cams (.75, 1, 1.5) and 3 Metolius Ultralight TCUs. I got a new 4 man tent for the trip as well (REI Half Dome4), my 2 man is a very tight 2 man and is not freestanding (which could be an issue in Jtree). The 4 man accommodations will be much more enjoyable for a week-long trip.
T-Minus 3 days and counting...
