here there but mostly everywhere

desertclimbing

only a white-out blizzard could come close to stopping me from getting into a car and driving straight west into the rocky mountains. but with great coincidence a spring snow sprung on denver early thursday morning and apparently this was even uncommon for denver. AWESOME, not. not awesome. do you know when you have something on your mind that is heavenly and soon to be happening and you will learn to do a triple back flip over night to bring it to fruition if need be? well, going to moab was that. once the idea is instilled in the brain even 12" of non-plowed snow roads won't hold you back. and it didn't. so maybe against out better judgment we set out.


our destination was moab, utah and this place turned out to be even more entrancing than i had imagined. nothing is better than topping your expectations. we set up camp on the colorado river and strategically located ourselves near the only bouldering around and just a short drive from the crag. the city of moab itself caters to the outdoor enthused souls and is sprinkled with the everyday tourist here and there. though mostly around town are avid mountain bikers, off-roaders, hikers and even ballsy base jumpers [one of which we saw].oh, and of course trad|sport|boulder climbing lovers. you can feel the energy and the passion that each collection of people has for their respected extreme sport.

we climbed slab, we climbed cracks, we traversed on flakes, we took the wind head-on and reached the top of the most pleasant multi-pitch climb i've encountered so far and all the while rejoiced in the fact that we were of the few denverits who were not treading through countless inches of snow. yee haw! however, one thing i do recall missing a sight of: a sunset, unforgettable or just the same as any third tuesday dusk of the month, i didn't see one. well, there it is, i've got to go back and see a sunset and of course check out more of what moab has to offer. if you are close you should not pass up this treasure in our country.

picture skills: pat harris :)