Archive for the ‘Climbing’ Category

The Emperor’s New Shoes

Dave recounts the details leading up to a good-karma moment at REI where he recently purchased a new pair of rock climbing shoes. Let’s hope this purchase sates his rampant gear lust for at least a week or two.
After giving Jess a hard time about letting her old rock shoes get too worn out for [...]

March 29, 2009 • Posted in: Adventure, Climbing • No Comments

Snow Day! (plus catch-up)

So Dave tells me that you guys don’t want to read long messages about much of anything, especially Twilight. (Except Emily. Thanks, Emily! I know you’re asking yourself why I’m blogging and not finishing Breaking Dawn. Never fear—I’ll get there.) Anyway, let me catch you up on our lives, in reverse chronological order. With as [...]

Dave’s Sprained Ankle

I’m learning a lot about what an actual ankle injury is really like. After a fun, if short, ice climbing season, Jess and I were climbing at The Spot, our local bouldering gym, when I fell from near the top of one of the boulders. It was a pretty typical fall and shouldn’t have resulted [...]

June 1, 2008 • Posted in: Adventure, Climbing • 1 Comment