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Jessica Evans

Posted on December 24, 2005

if you are on a roadtrip and it’s sunny and warm, go climbing. do not take a rest day, even if every muscle in your body hurts. you can always hurt a bit more. save rest days for days of inclement weather. yesterday was about 15C, the warmest day i’ve had so far on this trip. i took a rest day since the last time i looked at the forecast, it was supposed to be warm until sunday. things change. this morning was overcast with a cold wind. i wandered around the boulders (so excited to climb alone again) and finally found some motivation to climb. there really is a lot of climbing there. in a 9 day visit last year, there were areas…

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one is the loneliest number…

Jessica Evans

Posted on December 23, 2005

okay so it’s not that bad, but i’m seriously surprised at how busy horsepens 40 isn’t. last year the place was packed when we showed up on boxing day. there were alot of “regulars” living there. this time, i am on one of the three occupied campsites. the other boulderers are all teenagers out on school holiday. it was cute when a kind 14 year old sent my problem, and gave me beta suitable for six foot tall teenagers. thanks… no, really… bouldering by yourself is seriously overrated, as far as i’m concerned. i bouldered yesterday but am limited to problems that i don’t need a spotter or the pad moved/ an additional pad. on the other hand, i’m committed to finishing slopey top-outs…

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grrr hiss, y’all

Jessica Evans

Posted on December 22, 2005

i lived in toronto for over 7 years and i just experienced the worst traffic of my life. there is no straightforward direct way from brevard to hp40. i set off west on a windy road through the mountains. as it turned out, the road was so windy that it dropped the speed limit down to 30mph in a lot of places. then it dropped to 15 mph, which is slower than the standard through most residential neighbourhoods. i cut south and enjoyed the sunny drive down the mountains into south carolina. life was good. then i got to georgia. the interstate was heavy, but what i’m used to driving in on the dvp. then i got to atlanta and got to sit in…

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bouldering in the sun

Jessica Evans

Posted on December 21, 2005

today was an amazing day of bouldering. we went back up to rumbling bald – anne wasn’t exagerrating when she told me how warm it gets up there…. the place is south facing, we were wandering around in our barefeet and climbing in t-shirts when the problems were in the sun, which they mostly were.i’m in a cafe for free wireless right now and they’re closing soon. today’s post will be a photo journal where i share my project which i got in a few tries today… it’s my favourite so far. start with a crimper and a sloper….out onto the slopey rail:cross over to more slopey rail and no feet: continue with cross over stance and move feet over to smear: launch for…

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southern hospitality

Jessica Evans

Posted on December 19, 2005

one week of dirtbagging and i still haven’t camped. anne and troy have really made me feel comfortable and have been wonderfully hospitable during my stay. today we went to looking glass – a large granite dome here in brevard, NC. it’s mostly known for it’s slabbity-slab-slab run out trad multi pitch, but we top roped a wall that could be nice bolted sport routes if they did that sort of thing there. here’s a pic of troy demonstrating the angle of the rock:looking glass was great. so slabby – i was doing lots of hand-facing-down sloper moves. freaky! but the friction is great so i was really able to get a feel for the rock on top rope. the hike is about 45…

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