wind river range, wy - alpine style

i just got back from a week of alpine climbing in wyoming's wind river range. pretty amazing place. i'll post some pictures shortly. for now, i simply wanted to make a quick note of what i climbed. i always forget. this will be my log of sorts. feel free to ignore. Aug 8, pingora, south buttress 5.8 (4 pitches) and variation 5.9 (4 pitches); Aug 9, mitchell peak, north face center a.k.a. ecclesiastes 5.9 (11 pitches); Aug 11, mt. haystack, minor dihedral 5.9 (10 pitches).

i find alpine climbing to be very challenging - the early starts, the fact that you carry a pack with you, the commitment to sustained climbing for 9+ hours, the risk of dealing with bad weather, etc. it excites me and scares me a bit at the same time. throughout the week i managed to trad lead three pitches (5.7, 5.7, and 5.6). a fraction of the 29 total pitches my friend andrew and i finished.

as with everything though, the more you do it the more comfortable it becomes. right? maybe i'll agree with this notion on my 300th pitch.