Utah To Kentucky

Somewhere nearish Vail, CO.

View from my hike with Sebastian and his Mom in Evergreen, CO.

That rain was coming down and coming for us!

Brewery tour at Great Divide in Denver, CO

John working on a new 5.10 at the Chocolate Factory.

Lundy finishing up Enkidu (5.11c), a project for both of us. Very fun climbing.

A beautiful Kentucky morning and a great time for a dip in the hot tub.

Alie cruising up an awesome 5.9 at Miller Fork.

The most important part of every climbing day has been setting up all of the hammocks. For this crag, trad gear was helpful in getting a shady and cool spot for recovery.

Dinner with this guy. After 6 months away from home, it was very nice seeing each other and catching up.

Hammock belaying is by far the most comfortable way to belay. Justin is climbing through the crux of a very fun mixed route in Muir Valley. I was focused on a picture more than belaying.

Well! I made my way out of Utah. Met up with Ariel in Boulder to catch up and check out her new apartment. After, I met Sebastian and the rest of his Burning Man camp in Denver to start planning this year's trip in August. There were many other people in Colorado that I wanted to see but unfortunately I had to get to Kentucky quickly. On the way there, I stopped at Jeff's, my former manager's house to meet him in person and catch up. I worked for him for at least a year and never had the opportunity to meet since he worked from home in Kansas. It was great to make it work and catch up. Then on to Kentucky! In hopes of surprising friends and climbing awesome rock. There was moderate surprise, but somehow word gets around easily. Either way, it was superbly amazing seeing friends again, catching up, and climbing some rock. Conveniently, my Dad had a business trip in Lexington, an hour and a half away, so I was able to meet him for dinner and catch up as well. This trip was the first time I ever felt homesick and seeing friends and family again has made me feel so good. I'm excited for the rest of the week climbing in the Red River Gorge as well as going home after to see even more people!