Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Eddie not afraid of the send on Sinsophrenia
A quick shake on great gear 
Star pulling off the final moves on the Cobbler
Kevan pulling through the crux at the bottom of the CobblerLast week Star and I, along with my buddy Kevan, headed to Chatty for one last trip from NOLA. We arrived around 7pm on Wednesday. We set up camp at Foster Falls in preparation for the next day of climbing here. Lately I have been on a big kick to climb lines that I have not ever tried for various reasons in the past. So We headed to the Dihedral area and I warmed up on Narcissism 10b. Kevan had not climbed outside in four years. So this probably was not the best line for him to climb. But he made it up and loved every move. Star, who is 6 months prego, climbed it and liked the moves as well. We ran into a copperhead at the base and decided to move farther down and we climbed Foster Child 10d, Miss Prissy 9, Miss Scarlet, and Diamond Cutter 10c. It was a fun warm up day and I believe that Kevan and Star had as much fun as I did.
The next day we moved camp to Shell Mound Campground and headed over to Sunset. I have climbed several times at Sunset, but never in the southern sectors. So we ventured to the southern areas to climb for a few hours. Arno Ilgner, developer of The Warriors Way, and his son were meeting up with us too. We hiked to the first area which has a nice array of climbs from 8+ to 10d. We climbed Dodge City 9, the Cobbler 9, and Sinsophrenia 10a.
Arno and his son hung out with us in the afternoon. In the morning they hiked up to T-Wall to work on son techniques. We ended up going to Lupi's for dinner. And yet again no disappointment from their wonderful pizzas. When we arrived back at camp the rest of our friends were there setting up camp.
The first couple of days were an absolute blast. The next few days would prove to be even better!!! Stay tuned for deep water soloing on Nickajack Lake, sending another 12a at Fosters, and high line slack lining.
Go Climb Something!!!!
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