time out(side)

i got outside on both thursday and saturday. thursday = north table. saturday = clear creek canyon. both times in golden, co. each day with a different group. i met thursday's group on rockclimbing.com and the other introduction worked out through craigslist.org . it seems that there are plenty of people open to partnering with new climbers. it's all about attitude, experience and openness. what i'm starting to realize, however, is that i have to quickly learn to lead and clean effectively. you can't just top rope indefinitely. i wish i had the money to take some intensive climbing classes!

interesting story from saturday. i went out climbing with this new guy greg. on his first attempt of the day, on a 5.10, he lost his footing, whacked right into the rock and sprained his ankle. tough tough way to go down. i felt bad for him. i had my camera right in his face but decided it might not be cool to start taking pictures of him. i need to get to know some of these people better so that i can photograph them in any situation. good or bad.

chad and i kept climbing. i made it up a 5.9 and then we decided it was time to head back to the car. short day.