today we went on a nice 11 pitch moderate route and got fried. its getting hot here! my northern blood isn't cut out for this. i'm drinking half my weight in water. can't wait to get more pics and some videos up on the blog. that may have to wait for more reliable internet. sorry. the climbing is still great, but we're starting to get tired of limestone. this area has treated us well and the rock whipped us back in shape. now we're getting ready for the next adventure. time for some new mexico (the state) basalt crack climbing perhaps? i think we'll see how much longer we can milk this great location and cheap living. also dissuading us from relocation is the inevitable drive through texas which, for those of you who haven't been fortunate enough to drive it, is similar to pulling small yet irritating cactus thorns out of your skin for 800 miles straight. oh yeah, WITHOUT cruise control. the pic is of me at the local market where you can buy anything from stunning produce, pirated movies and cds, live chicks, clothes, fried pork ears, and my personal favorite fresh lime-ade for the walk back up into the potrero. you can also play some strange local form of bingo which uses bottle caps. the second photo is of the spires (las agujas) that we will be climbing to celebrate my birthday tomorrow. we will also be drinking vino brought all the way from CA and eating the last of the vegan dark chocolate supply from mackenzies.
