Day 313 - The Flatirons

The backside of the 1st flatiron. The tip of the 2nd is visible and the 3rd is in the background to the right

Today I did my first ever multi-pitch free solo! I started climbing a 5.6 on the 1st flatiron and decided to bail after 20 feet. Given that I was alone, didn't have a phone and didn't know the downclimb beta, I figured it wasn't the best idea. I opted for climbing Freeway [5.0] on the 2nd flatiron instead. It was really fun! At 7500 feet I definitely felt the altitude the entire way up. Then I got to see Ariel and get a tour around downtown Boulder.

Day 312 - Number 1 Super Guy

Jacquie working through the pumpy lip traverse on Number 1 Super Guy [5.11 a/b]

Day 2 at Shelf Road. Our crew of 11 rolled through and took over a section at the Piggy Bank Wall. Got on some more really fun climbs. Number 1 Super Guy was definitely the highlight. Was able to on-sight the direct variation through the roof which I was told goes at 5.12a, which I was very psyched about. Jacquie sent the 11 variation on her 3rd try which was awesome (She was missing a very helpful jug at the top). Then I got on a 5.12 b/c and got totally wrecked. All in all, a great weekend at Shelf. Would definitely like to come back here again and get my hands on some more climbs.

Day 311 - Shelf Road

Jacquie and I made the 2.5 hour drive to her favorite crag for the weekend, Shelf Road. We met up with some friends that she recently made and had a really great day of climbing. Got on a bunch of really fun 10s and 11s. The rock is very different from back home and the view is spectacular. Then we all setup camp down the road from the crag and proceeded to end the night with s'mores and acoustic singalongs (we learned that we're all terrible with lyrics).

Day 310 - Welcome To Colorado

Made it to Lafayette, Colorado! Jacquie and I hiked around the local reservoir (also known as lakes in CO). Then headed to her bar for a drink followed by some flights at Avery Brewing. Tasty beers for sure!!

Day 309 - Rushin' to Rushmore

I think the mountain looked better before we screwed it all up 

Ohhh, look at the obscure framing. Really fun problem (maybe V4?)

Free camping next to Mt. Rushmore? Sweet! Spent the night in the snow with a couple who is driving from Oregon to New Hampshire. I love chatting with fellow travelers and sharing stories (and showing off the Saturn). Bushwacked through the woods in search of some sweet boulders. Dropped my phone and broke it. Found the boulders, climbed a few, then navigated back using the sun's position in the sky. Fun times. Handwriting some directions to get me to Colorado tomorrow!