20111002 Crystal Lake Crag with the gang!

Post by **Taco** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:28 pm

Amanda, Lilbitmo/Patrick, Secondlizard/Ty, Marc, Rachel and I went up to do some climbing. Amanda took some awesome pics, so I'm stealing them from her to post up here.

Leading Conveniently Sexy

Lilbitmo just a lilbit from the top

Ty climbing

Coaching gear placement

Myself on Fingerbang (omfg bad words!!!111)

Marc doing the deed!

Rapping

Rachel's first climb!!!

One of Adam's cats

Tarantula Hawk dragging a paralyzed tarantula to its burrow, where it will lay eggs on it. The larva will then consume the spider.

Good job Ty on getting some trad experience in. Patrick, excellent climbing up Conveniently Sexy in those shoes!!! Thanks everyone for the great day. Life should be filled with days like this.

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:53 pm

Taco, are there some relatively easy climbs up there? for scouts?

Love the pictures. Too bad about the tarantula. Have you noticed that there are fewer of them around in the last decade or so?

Thx!

Post by **Taco** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:58 pm

I want to say no because the easier routes have a lot of loose rock on them. Not worth the risk. It would be a better idea to head out to New Jack City or something similar where a toprope session is easy, safe, and simple to set up and get a lot of folks on easy routes. The weather is really nice right now as well.

PackerGreg · Post by **PackerGreg** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:59 pm

Gangs are everywhere!

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:51 pm

Gangs Are Everywhere

We are more like a roving pack of "Ice Pirates"

Taco, thanks for leading that route - look forward to doing some more of that

Amanda, great pictures.

Ty great job of belaying everyone and learning more skills for doing lead in the future.

Marc and Rachel, nice to meet you, hope to see you on more hills

TracieB · Post by **TracieB** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:20 pm

I enjoy looking at pictures of this more than I might if hanging from one of those pitons

Nice work. You're all becoming quite the rock climbers!

Post by **Taco** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:06 pm

I'm gonna hafta get some pitons for you to hang from then!

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:43 pm

Nice stuff. Poor kitty. Can't let my daughter see that photo.

HJ

everyday · Post by **everyday** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:19 am

Looks like fun! Hopefully someday the timing will work out and I can go too when a bunch of you are doin something.