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Josh on Blacklisted.

A quick outing to Smith. To quote Josh, it was indeed “cold as fuck” – windy and 40s (and shady to boot). Nonetheless, a good lesson for our young grasshoppers: it doesn’t have to be fun to be fun. To their credit, they did not really complain too much. Shitty climbing conditions and pretty shitty routes but Josh did get his first lead in and thus put the two of them on their way to full sport climbing autonomy.

Photos

Carrie and Josh shivering (Oct. 2017).

Josh at the short crux of Blacklisted (5.10b). It was so cold that we could not feel the critical crimp (Oct. 2017).

More Josh on Blacklisted (Sept. 2017).

Carrie and Shirley (and Benny) group belaying Josh on Blacklisted on The Mudpile formation (Oct. 2017).

Carrie starting up Carla The Stripper (5.8; Oct. 2017).

Carrie taking in the sights on Carla The Stripper (Oct 2017).

Carrie on Carla The Stripper (5.8; Oct. 2017).

Josh starting up Parking Lot Crack (5.8) on Adit Rock (Oct. 2017).

Shirley and Benny re-warming themselves at the base of the sunny Adit Rock (Oct. 2017).

More of Josh in action (Oct 2017).

Benito.

I’ve never been a huge fan of pits but this one was super-cute! Fell asleep atop of our gear (Oct. 2017).

Josh starting his first lead ever on Lollypop League on Adit Rock (Oct. 2017).

Carrie atop Lollypop League route (Oct. 2017).

Somebody’s been nipping on the hip flask of bourbon for most of the afternoon (Oct. 2017).

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