1/2:
At my daughters request, I took her precious bf climbing… you see, Noble Sangha, Dewa introduced her bf Ben to climbing when they were XC and Track Teammates at Luther College…Ben immediately took to climbing like
(insert a passionate metaphor here).
This morning as Dewa recovers from yet another seemingly endless chain of setbacks to her usual full throttle high performance beingness, I took Ben climbing.
I led “Daddies Supreme Smartie Supply”, 5.6 on The Kinderspiel and Ben flew up it on TR…
after a clinic in anchoring, rope management, belaying, lowering, and leading skillsets which probably ilg coulda marketing for several thousand dollars in this “Influencer” social media realm?
feeble ilg kept it as it used to and still should before the Internet and stupid social media;
two friends – multi generations apart – just bonding as brothers on exquisite Dakota Sandstone…
then gave Ben permission to lead his first ever 5.6 outdoors… was too busy coaching/belaying him yet, Ben CRUSHED the whole lead! here is a pic I got of Dewa leading the same route; Sasha Aka Yaya (5.6)
Then it was TIME…
there is Pork Sushi, a 5.10 sport route on the north wall that features some fingering crimps toward pulling onto potato chip flakes with delicate footwork… Dewa onsight Flashed it after I led it and left the quickdraws in place… probably? not knowing for sure, yet? Ben probably heard from his girlfriend (reMinder: my daughter Dewa) that she full on Sent that Pork Sushi shit on an onsight lead… and knowing ALL TOO WELL the POWER of a Male’s testosterone raged endocrine system? Ben probably wanted to full send this 5.10 first try…
didn’t turn out that way and feeble ilg is SURE that Ben is gonna full send Pork Sushi next Revenge Opportunity… hoping ilg can be a part of that Revenge Send!
2/2; When An Evening Recon Hike Literally Snaps Back…
Yeah, so, anyway, invited Sandra with me to recon Smelter Gulch because of new technical rock climbing routes in the Old Quarry… hadn’t been up there for years tho it’s literally 8 minutes away from RiverPad… we start out; the “trail” is completely a battered up version of what was once a beautiful waterfall studded (after rains) canyon.. I found the climbing routes, investigated further before encountering a disgusting Deliverance Style h(om)eless camp seconds before being attacked viciously by two fucking dogs with their unseen female owner yelling obscenities at ME… wrong play, babe… ilg was literally raised by a Wolf…. Let’s just say, ilg won the battle of Two Domesticated Canines vs Wolf Raised Boy… yet, Sandra was soo understandably scared that she took off and fell onto a Cactus Being… still picking quills off her butt cheeks (ilg has done far worse duties)…
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