high on a shelf [road]

i drove out to shelf road on saturday afternoon to meet my friends erik and todd for a bit of camping and climbing. the weather was quite amazing the entire three days i was there. mid 70s during the day, mid 50s at night with a full moon. i didn't feel my climbing was all that spectacular. after climbing so much indoors the last few months, i don't feel like i'm connecting as well as i should with the outdoor experience. the two worlds, i feel, are completely different. inside you have clear routes, seemingly safer setups. outside, you aren't exactly sure which way to go and there's an underlying sense of more risk. i have to get over that. it didn't help that as i approached the top of a climb there was a a 12" piece of rock that was completely loose. ah!

the trip was fun though. i cleaned a trad 5.8 - first trad interaction - and attempted a 5.10a. i'll post a photo or two soon.