Monday

Richard and Mike and I started the day in the pit, a fine way to begin a week. Two days off was not as beneficial as I had hoped. Richard made real progress on the dreaded sidewinding move on the pink route. After Mike left, Richard worked on some 11 ish upsidedown routes out of the cave. He is one determined fellow. I explored the nuances of my new "tiny man shoes" pain aside, I like 'em. There all kinds of new possiblilties on the natural wall. Richard worked on a killer red route above the window. What strength! What balance! What stubborn determination! Are you German?