Life on the Road: Creek Wrap-Up

All smiles

I've never put so many photos in one blog post so I'll keep them smaller, but you can click on them to enlarge if you wish! Indian Creek is always a humbling experience, with this trip being no exception. When you come here, you must be prepared for a butt-kicking! Chelsea, however, was awesome and led virtually every single climb we did, showing that breaking your neck and not climbing for a year shouldn't slow anybody down!

I tried to lead a few things and got scared. I'm not sure why I have such mental blocks when trying to lead at the Creek, but fortunately Chelsea was there to rescue me each time. I did have a few successful leads, including Chocolate Corner 5.9, one of our favorites, and an unnamed 5.10. We thoroughly enjoyed the slow-paced life we led at the Creek, waking up late each morning, stretching and doing yoga in the sun, eating breakfast, and eventually making it out to the crag.

Morning stretches

One of the excellent climbs we did

We climbed whatever looked most appealing, and at the end of the day headed back to camp for a delicious meal, card games, and early nights. The weather got very, very, hot, which made our motivation a little lacking. We soon realized that we could accomplish everything we wanted/had the ability to in two weeks, and so we left the Creek yesterday and are currently in Moab. We had the very pleasant experience of meeting our friends Kathy and Drew in Moab! Kathy is nearing the end of her time in vet school, and just finished her work at a teaching hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado. She and Drew were headed back to California, and we were all psyched for the chance to meet up in Moab.

Kathy!

Drew, Chelsea, and Kathy on a bridge over the Colorado River

We headed to a local crag where Kathy put up a crack climb that all of us followed. We then headed to the Moab Brewery for burgers and brews, for a jaunt out to the Colorado River, some much needed and very refreshing showers, a viewing of the Hunger Games, and gelato. It was a great day!

Today Chelsea, Star, and I plan to check out the Big Bend boulders (here in Moab) if it isn't too hot and windy. Then we will head westward and will be spending the remainder of our trip bouldering in Moe's Valley, and possibly Joe's Valley with Eric! I'm psyched to meet up with Eric because I know he will push me to try harder boulders. Here are a bunch more pictures from Indian Creek: