Vail

Lisa slab climbing.


Andre representing some country up North somewhere.


A whole bunch of people watching some girl from Belgium.


Nalle punting... fortunately he turned things around and crushed boulders shortly after the comp.


Kyle killing semifinals.


Nic in his Little Red Riding Hood costume.


Alex dynoing.


Nic and Pinto watching Alex dynoing.


Alex dynoing again.


Dave and Nalle showed up fashionably late for finals. Notice Nic in the middle trying to sneak around in the VIP section.


Alex giving out bad beta for the finals problems.


Like this double dyno campus beta...


This one's for you Andy.


Photos of people climbing on rocks coming soon...

Colorado Part 3

Mt. Evans

Nic warming up on The Ladder

photo - Jeff Sillcox

Chucking a lap on The Dali (V8)

photo - Jeff Sillcox

Nic threw himself at the shoulder move on No More Greener Grasses (V12) for a while and came very close to doing it...





photos - Jeff Sillcox

Until this happened...

photo - Jeff Sillcox

Colorado Part 2

RMNP

photo - Jeff Sillcox

Nic trying to earn his shoulder merit badge on Low Left Veritas (V12)


photos - Jeff Sillcox

Nic sticking the dyno on his new problem, Cumquat (V7)

photo - Jeff Sillcox

More Nic... earning employee of the day on the stand start to Storm Shadow (V10). He also sent Whispers of Wisdom (V10) that day.




photos - Jeff Sillcox

Colorado Part 1

The Poudre

photo - Jeff Sillcox

Nate warming up on Simple (V7)

photo - Jeff Sillcox

Crossing the river. Very cold.

photo - Jeff Sillcox

Nate sending As Hard as they Come (V9)



photos - Jeff Sillcox

Nate on a sandwich

photo - Jeff Sillcox

And trying Divergence (V9)


photos - Jeff Sillcox

good decision...

Since a creationday would sound stupid (some may disagree with this statement, but that is not for this blog...), Abbie decided that she wanted to be born... today... today in the past... 26 years in the past to be exact.

Now, before you get all "damn girl! how you look so young when you so old?" and "how your elbows be so sharp?" and "are you gonna eat that?", yes she is... and she is also wise beyond her years. She teaches children with learning disabilities (namely me), volunteers, is going to Cambodia to work with underprivileged kids, and is keen with an elbow sharpening stone...

*Abbie apparently does not work with children with learning disabilities, but children with special needs. Yes, there is a difference, and no, I don't know what it is.*

While this blog is dedicated to her (although I liked the pictures I took, and she happened to be in them, and we needed a blog this month, and I haven't taken many pictures lately... well, you get the picture), we'll call it a dedication of convenience since East Side Bouldering is not in the business of birthday dedications. Afterall, between Drew's and Abbie's there have been at least a dozen birthdays on the planet, and we haven't dedicated a blog to any of them...


Abbie just before she threw up on the jug on an unnamed V3 at Tram
Photo by Eric


Abbie on the crux(?) of The Cube V5 at Tram
Photo by Eric

And no blog about Abbie would be complete without a picture of the disembodied head of shaun staring down a sloper ready to pounce with an equally disembodied hand...


Shaun's head and hand (off and on, respectively) on My Infested Destiny V7 at Tram
Photo by Eric

Until the time when next unimportant person is born, (insert signout cliche).