This past weekend I traveled to northern Idaho for the Palouse Climbing Festival. On the way up to the University of Idaho (located in Moscow, Idaho), we stopped in Riggins to do a little bouldering. This was my first time at the Ruby Boulders and I was so taken aback by the landscape that I honestly had no desire to climb. So I pulled out my camera and shot a few photos.
Plaid... It's so hot right now.
After 3 hours of climbing during qualifying, a few of us went out to this sushi restaurant, that was apparently 'pretty good'. I walked out of that restaurant with some new knowledge of the food industry, you truly get what you pay for... A $4 spicy tuna roll, tastes just like a $4 spicy tuna roll should...
Still with a few hours to kill before finals, we wondered the streets of Moscow. I bought this suber (super + uber) rad wallet made from recycled tent material, stoked. Went to a coffee shop to attempt to get some homework done, but after completing a few physics problems I pasted out on a couch.
Finals (as usual) consisted of me being on the verge of puking (not the biggest fan of climbing in front of 50 people), and not climbing as well as I should have. I flashed (completed on the first attempt) the first finals route. I knew ahead of time that I was going to have difficulties with the second and last finals route because it was on the steep, overhanging wall. Both previous years I attended this competition, I did poorly on the finals route on this wall, so I wasn't sure how it was going to work out. On my flash go, I fell going for the second to last hold (this is when the fun starts). While I was falling my spotter didn't realized I was going to slightly turn in the air. So when I landed my face collided with his knee. After attempting to gather myself, I stumbled back to the start of the route and tried it again, only to fall half way through the route.
I quickly acquired some ice for my face and waited for the awards ceremony. I ended up tying for first, but because my score from qualifying was higher, I got to chose my prize first! I had been eyeing this case of Red Bull on the prize table, but settled on an MSR 2-Man backpacking tent.
On Monday I headed out to the Catalysis boulder. Yes, it was raining. And yes, the top of the boulder was completed saturated with water. But if Tommy Caldwell can send in the rain, why can't I?! I managed to stick the soaking wet slopey crimp at the top twice, before calling it a day. Hoping to get back out there later this week when its sunny!
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