So last weekend Cody and I headed for Chatty. We left after I was finished with work and camped at HP40 Thursday night. It was 25F. We woke early and I showed him around a bit and we rolled out. Drove straight to Tennessee Wall.

As we hiked up the overcast sky started to clear. The temps jumped at least 10 to 15 degrees. By the time we geared up and I was ready to climb it was blue sky, sun and 50F. What I call a T-Wall day. We ran up a classic 5.7 and 5.8. Cody had not climbed outside in three years so I did not know what to expect. Turns out he did not take any rests on either line.

That night we went into town and eat at Lupis. We crashed at the T-Wall camping area and and woke to cold overcast weather. I was not pumped to start climbing. It looked like the forecast was calling on rain for early afternoon so we decided to get at least one or two line in. We wound up climbing one, Razor WORM 5.8 or 9. It was a fun route. I always warm up on Goldenlocks 5.8+ to then play on Cake Walk 10a, which is the first ten that I lead on gear last season. The clouds started to rolling so we decided not to chance it and hiked out. We made it to town and caught a movie. We drove in the rain to Desoto State Park and camped there for the night. We were meeting up with our buddy Mike to crush in the rain. You ask where can one crush in the rain, Little River of course. We went to the Unshackled wall for some fun. It turned out that the rain was coming in from an angle and all that was clean to climb was Iron Mike 12a. Mike lead first and found out that the town was wet. He was not able to send it due to the crux being soaked, but was able to get through the crux and whip. I gave it a go and made it through the crux but it was too wet to clip the chains. It will go down on my next trip out. Warming up on a 12a is rough for sure.

We rolled out after that but I was able to get Cody pumped back up to climb again. I think that he is going to start to get out more with me to send.

Oh yea, a big congrats goes out to Cody for becoming the newest member of the College Ambassador program with Mountain Khakis. Way to go bro. Where your MK's everywhere!!!!!!!!

I arrived in New Orleans from Washington DC at 920pm on Monday night and met up with my buddy Blake and we drove straight to HP. We planned to climb at HP for two days pending weather. It turned out that the weather was not good, at all. The first day the weather was very dame and overcast. No sun at all. Blake had never climbed outside before and I was very ready to climb on some sloppers. My buddy Mike met us and we set out for some fun. Most of the problems were wet, but we were able to find some classics to play on. We warmed up on the Wasp V3. Very fun. Blake made it to the crux move, we were very impressed. We walked over to Uni-ball and started to look at it and noticed that the start undercling is very loose. Uber scary!!!! Look out for this!!!

Mike had to roll but Blake and I played around for a while and had fun. We met a rep from Trango who climbed with us for the rest of the day.

On Wed we went to Little River Canyon to climb with Mike. It was pouring down. We were only able to clime one route at the Grey wall and then we drove and walked around until we found the Lizard Wall. Very impressed with this sector. There is a ton to keep me busy for a while there. Mike pushed it up a great line that I was not about to pull through the crux. I will send it next week!!! It is only 11c. I should have made it on the insight, but I did not. Ill get the redpoint.

I am hoping to return with another buddy next week but we will see if work will allow. Check out these great shots.