climbing

Me (left) & Latisha (right)

Prologue (you can skip this if you want):

I started rock climbing in TX with Drew. Julie and Ruston would get in on the action too. We took fun trips to E-Rock (a gianormeous cracked in half granite boulder in the middle of nowhere). Then I moved to DC and climbed with Paul. We each had something the other needed, I a car and he a climbing rope. It was a perfect match. In CA I started climbing with Birdo at in indoor gym and ended up working there part-time. We went on an awesome climbing trip to J-Tree (great rocks and scary trees straight from Dr. Seuss' nightmares). When I moved back to DC, I climbed with Paul again and then he died. I mean, he got married and moved to Utah. Same difference. Since then I have not been climbing. Tragic, I know.

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But now I'm back! Today Latisha and I went to a local climbing gym and made our forearms angry. It was a blast! I forgot how much I loved climbing. We mostly used the auto-belay since it was Latisha's first time. But she was awesome and I think I have her hooked. Okay, I know I have her hooked. We are seriously discussing getting memberships and making this a regular thing. I can't wait to teach her how to belay so we can do more routes. Get excited Birdo, I'm making a comeback. I love climbing.

Nice & sweaty!