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Summary

Blondie can no longer bear to watch daddy struggling on Pack Animal Direct (Dec. 2004).

In December of 2004, we met up with our friend Josh for a weekend of climbing in Smith. Good, warm and sunny weather and great company. On Saturday, I fought up Pack Animal Direct (5.10b…always hard for me) and Shirley led the stellar pitch 2 (5.8). We then followed Josh up Caffeine Free. On Sunday we hiked over to the Mesa Verde Wall where we climbed Cosmos (5.10a…so so climbing IMHO) and Sundown (5.9), a nice crack. Is all I think.

Photos

Leading the thin (& always hard for me) Pack Animal Direct (5.10b; Dec. 2004).

Blondie watching (& spewing beta) daddy on Pack Animal Direct (5.10b; Dec. 2004).

Blondie can no longer bear to watch daddy struggling on Pack Animal Direct (Dec. 2004).

Shirley starting up pitch 2 of Pack Animal on the Four Horsemen formation. A very nice 5.8 dihedral (Dec. 2004).

Shirley leading the very nice pitch 2 of Pack Animal (5.8; Dec. 2004).

Our friend Josh leading Caffeine Free (Dec. 2004).

Churning Buttress on the Morning Glory Wall at sunset. A section of Four Horsemen and The Dihedrals are also visible (Dec. 2004).

Leading Cosmos (5.10a sport) on the Mesa Verde Wall. Not crazy a about this line esp. since it's neighbors on either side seem so much better (Dec. 2004).

Leading the nice Sundown (5.9) at sundown (Dec. 2004).

Shirley cleaning Sundown (5.9) - a nice 5.9 crack on Mesa Verde Wall (bouldery start; Dec. 2004).

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