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I feel guilty for not updating this blog. Also, I need to clear my head, and writing down my thoughts can clear the air.<\/p>\n

Sue has been busy with family so I have been off doing my own thing. I climbed with Vladi this weekend in Vantage. We’ve been friends for about 7 years…but we’ve never gone on a climbing trip together, which is odd because we get along splendidly as climbing partners. She is a better sport climber than I, while I am a better crack climber than she. So it was fun pushing each other out of our comfort zones.<\/p>\n

I’m still warmed up from my spring break. I’m a month out now, and normally all my skill would be gone, but I’ve climbed every weekend for at least one day since returning from Smith. Regular climbing “keeps the cabbage fresh”.<\/p>\n

If you’ve not heard that old saying of mine, it means that climbing skill is like cabbage in the refrigerator: it has a 3 week shelf life. After 3 weeks,\u00a0 your cabbage is no good, it’s gone.<\/p>\n

Speaking of old sayings, I heard a great one liner at the crag. This guy was up on something hard, and his friends were ragging on him, teasing him about his climbing.<\/p>\n

This is what I heard him shout down to his friends: “Hey, if I wanted any lip, I would have rattled my zipper!” Everyone just\u00a0 busted up laughing down on the ledge. Climbing can get very tense sometimes, and humor is great.<\/p>\n

I was able to climb all my usual Vantage crack climbs cleanly including:<\/p>\n