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added to my rack since pic taken.
>basically, started climbing almost 2 years ago.
>friend asked me to go climb at the gym
>was hesitant, thought it'd be dumb or something
>got hooked immediately
>signed up for membership that day
>started bouldering
>slowly got more equipment (chalk bag, shoes, harness)
>venture into top roping
>shit gets too easy after a while
>start to learn how to lead
>scheduling conflicts with my partner
>can't lead as often as I'd like (requires a belayer who knows how to lead belay)
>old college roommate wants to climb with me
>he's total noob, so i train him
>too scared to lead initially, so im restless since I want to lead
>he goes through the same beginning as me, i watch him grow
>we lead together finally, my new partner?
>scheduling conflicts again
>fuck this shit, i want to climb and it's almost climbing season (fall)
>saved all year for a trip this fall
>bought almost all climbing equipment and camping equipment I'll need
>planning on all the classic west coast locations
>yosemite as the peak of my trip
I'd love to go on this trip with my friends, but they can't all just take a month off of work to join me. also, you know how it is with outdoor trips, people always flake last minute. So I'm going solo and going to bank on meeting other climbers since I'm hitting the popular spots.
Also, I have a silent partner belay device which is used to climb solo. It's sketch but beats the alternative of driving out there and not being able to climb because no partner.
