"It's all about climbing hard and having fun"

Drew Ruana is a seriously rad climber. Very inspiring.

"I Believe I Can Fly" from Snowblindfilm on Vimeo.

An Unexpected Trip to the New

photo mosaic courtesy of Seth Cauman

Heading into Spring Break (my last as an undergrad : ), I was invited on a trip to the New River Gorge for the weekend. I am so glad I took the offer! Despite not having climbed at all for over a month, I climbed fairly well "off the couch":

bunch of moderates

almost flashed a .12a

.10b trad flash

.11b second go (bouldery)

.11d arete onsight (one of the best I've ever done)

got to the top of the Colosseum hang-dogging up Apollo Reed 5.13a ... see below for footage of my flash attempt

video footage courtesy of Suradetch J.

Hope to finish that route before I move from the east coast.

many blessings...

NM