Dec 06, 2020
I learned several important lessons on this climb.Lesson number 1. Spincter puckering fear is not just an expression. My pelvic floor was sore for 2 days after this fall. Lesson number 2. Always be cautious of Zig's grades on slab. He is a slab wizzard. Lesson number 3. Always look at the topout. The crux was at the top of this climb. Lesson number 4. Always bring a brush when attempting dirty climbs. I got too high to comfortably bail, but the top holds were covered in moss and lichen. I attempted a terror scuttle. It failed. Lesson number 5. Get back on the horse. As Frank Herbert famously wrote in his magnum opus Dune: I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
I wish I could know what my Dog was thinking. Something alone the lines of "Crazy Human, chasing balls is way more fun."