Volume...VII

My first full week of being a teacher is behind me with minimal disasters!  It was a stressful week though because I was observed by my principal twice, and my supervisor once.  In addition to finishing the stupid teacher work sample and all the other final paperwork for 2010.

This weekend has been great and I'm stoked to not have work tomorrow.  Thanks MLK Jr.  Yesterday I went up to A-basin with my friend Maryann to board.  It was 37 degrees and sunny.  I was in a tshirt and jacket.  It was beautiful.

This morning I got up like usual at a wee morning hour and had breakfast and coffee.  I decided that I wanted to search for a new area to boulder and had seen some pictures of a place called the Sheep's Nose.  It is this big 500ish foot dome with a boulderfield at the base.  I decided to go find it.  Unfortunately the Bouldering Colorado book is a pile of garbage.  It said, "turn left at the stopsign."  Well there was no stopsign.  It was a random road that wasn't even paved, with NO stopsign.  Wouldn't the writer of the book at least think to mention that the road was dirt.  So I ended up on the scenic route, which was scenic so at least thats good.  

I got there at 11:30ish and climbed until around three.  I only climbed two problems but I found an awesome line that I can't find any record of an ascent.  I'm gonna go back and spend some time trying to send it.  I would really like the first ascent.  I decided to call it The Amethyst Project.  It is an awesome problem.  A big throw to start, then some tension moves with a really physical dead point bump to the lip.  Really really cool.  The other problem was much easier but also very fun.  Anyway here is the video.  Volume VII in the My Own Best Friend Series.  One song is inappropriate.  Sorry.

The Amethyst Project

The Sheep's Nose in the distance.

The Sheep's Nose.

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"This Thing" V3

Dede, Stan, Bob, Maryann, Amy, Iona,and Myself.