Got absolutely smacked on seedling today at riparian roof. After blowing the final move before the headwall a few weeks ago I somehow tweaked a tendon in my left arm. Pain runs from my middle and ring finger down my forearm to the elbow. Took it easy for the next few days and was sucked into going to mars. This probably did more damage than good. 

My beta for the entrance of seedling requires a deep but tweaky mono on the left hand. When in good health the move isn’t bad. With a messed up tendon, the move is terrible. This followed by a lack of sleep and stress due to personal reasons just made the day overall difficult. Pretty close to throwing the towel on this climb for the season. Will probably pull pads as cooling temps just decrease my odds. Seeing the original establisher of the climb change the 8a log to a soft v9 also puts a damper on my spirits. I know if this was located elsewhere it would easily be soft 8a or -v11, but shits different out there. I know I shouldnt let the grade bum me out as much as it does but this is 100% the hardest climb I have ever done. I’m still going to hit this with 7c+ at the end of the day. Idk maybe I’m just weak…

Beside that Bobby, Trevor, and I left the roof to go check out Ryan Rickman’s “hognose!” We found some cool sandstone formations down lower in the canyon that definitely have potential. 

Think I just need a week of rest. Rather be out a few weeks than a few months. Temped to just retrieve all my pads from the ridge and just go find my own stone instead of what others have established. 

 

Wednesday draw sesh

Today at the draw was a small win in my opinion. Would count it as my first session on the girl from Ipanema. Burns from the start to the finger crack are consistent. Figured out the move after the left hand gaston. Crossing the left over to the spock remains a challenge. Long story short I was able to get the climb in 2 parts today. I see it going down quickly. I know most consider it to be soft 11. But 11 is 11 and that’s a win in my book….whatever. I’ll enjoy the climb for what it is. 4/5 stars currently so it beats “the girl” 

For now rest then back to the ridge to finish off the seedling and seeker before winter conditions roll in. Bats are already starting to find pockets to hide it for the winter. (Might have made contact with one the other day, rabies shots are in progress lol)

A day away from the projects

Hitting the finger bucket on the head wall of Fluff and Serve

Bobby topping out 

October

This month has been decent so far. Started off pretty strong October 2nd by flashing moss roof, followed by sending the girl at mars. Finishing it off was almost more relieving than rewarding. I’m hoping that outcome will be different on the seedling considering I’m closing in on 1 year of projecting it.

Tensions are high on that climb. With every session I get closer to wrapping it up. Made it all the way out to the victory jug last session but lost the left hand, causing me to cut feet and blow it.

First sight of this roof I refused to climb on it. Richard, Anthony, and I had just fished up at the reservoir roof. Richard had just sent harpoon hands and was looking I guess for a new project. My hands were pretty cooked from climbing all day and I was just along for the ride at that point. We hiked down to the roof where he insisted on me bringing my shoes. We ended up pulling on till nightfall. The psyche was high and seeing the opening drop knee move to a 2 finger pocket gaston had me intrigued.

                                          

Now here we are a year later. Consistently making it out to the last large huck from the right hand 2 finger stack pocket. It’s now just about holding on and fighting out the 2nd crux at the end with a high left hand foot match. At this roof, you realistically only have 3 good attempts. Anything past that results in fatigue, skin loss, and injury. (Currently where I’m sitting) I have a gut feeling it will go soon once my arm is healed. But for now one can only hope…

I’ll spend my time hiking out a few more canyons that haven’t been explored, hoping to find something untouched.

Anthony working the Flesh eater

Richard working Swivel Hips at the Reservoir Roof

Moss Roof

Upsidedown

A start

 Well, I ended up doing it. I created a blog. At this point in time (2025) blogs for the most part seem to be dead. However I refer back to several from time to time to help identify boulder problems or just help pass the time. 

I mainly started this because I thought my Instagram followers were getting tired of seeing me fall off of problems, or just don’t care about climbing content in general. A friend of mine still uses his blog today, mainly for himself but also for the few who choose to dig deeper into Arizona bouldering. Those who want to step outside their “local Crags” for adventure.

This blog will be mainly for me. Logging the trips I’ve been on. I hope it inspires others and shows that in 2025 there are still people getting out into the unknown and not just sitting in-front of a screen all day from the quiet comforts of their homes.