Photo of week # 4

 

This is me riding @ Trabuco Canyon on a nice sunny Saturday in January.

I did climb my 12a

The goal for this weekend was to climb a 12a up in Red Rocks.
I was so nervous about hoping on a climb in the 12s range, I didn't know what to espect.
Ah, I am tired to make it sound good,
I got pumped after the 2nd clip and took, them took again on the 3rd clip, then again on the 5th clip, then again on the 7th clip, and the climb didn't seem to end. It looked a lot shorter from the ground.
The name of the climb is "Fear and Loathing III, 12a" in the Wall of comfusion.
I'll go back in Feb. to try to finish it in one go.
Back to the training wall.
One great discovery on this trip is the asurance that I can hop on any 11 and onsight it or red point it. Very exciting!

Rock and Ride

My new helmet

Dainese Ergon Evo 1.
Looks cool or what?

Heading to Red Rocks

Here is a picture of Gary, Mike and Scott @ Red Rocks, I think it was in 2005

Heading over to Red Rocks for the weekend. They are suppose to have nice weather this weekend, something in the 60s.
Its kind of stressful here in Orange County, so I am going to go climb a 12a.
Next weekend I am planning on a Bishop Trip, hopefully the weather stays the way its been for the past week, sunny and warm. It's been about 70 degrees here for the last week. I'be been able to ride my motorcycle to work this week, thanks to legal lane spliding it cuts my commute to work in half. What used to take 25 minutes in my truck, now takes approx. 10 min.
Keep in touch if anybody wonders if I send the 12a.
Rock and Ride!

work is a killer.

Monday.
Thank God its Monday even though work is driving me crazy today. I think its time for another get away into the mountains, maybe this weekend. I am thinking Bishop only if its not too cold, I remember last year I almost died cause it was too cold this time of year. Red Rocks could also be another option. Well, its lunch time, so for some chicken I go.

Sample of my work.

This is a picture of what I make happen @ work. I see it through concept, redesign, manufacturing and installation.

Climbing Goals for 2007

I have gotten to the point where I can look at my life and understand that it is composed of various componets/activities not just "life". One major componet of my life is rock climbing, so today I see the need to set compeling goals that will catapult me to a higher level.

I'll brake them down in smaller goals that will sum up to a mega goal.

Bouldering goals:

Feb. I will climb my first V8

April V9

and the remeinder of the year I will work on a V10.

The goal is to dominate @ V10

Sport climbing goals:

Today I am in no shape for leading. I have no endurance and my mental strenght is not where it should be. Now that I know this, I know what to train and I am really excited to see what I can do this year.

Feb. I will lead 11b

March I will lead 11c

April 11d

Summer will witness my first 12a

The rest of the year I will focus on 13a

Stay with me in this quest for higher grades and adventure. I am in search for more "Strenght in Numbers".

Picture of me

Camping in Arches/Moah

Here we are camping in Arches national park in Moah. It was cold, but the 3 season tent perfom execellent.

Ruins in Arizona

I kind of scared the bird out of her nest. Where is a sling shot when you need one? Blur....

Katsphere.

Night Shot # 1

Selfportrait in Prescot, CA, New Years Eve 2006.

Sand and Grass

This picture was taken in Glamis, Ca.

Testing

Testing Picasa

Prescot @ night

Manual settings, camera on a timer sitting on a trash can. good ha?