Its hard to believe this was the 6th annual South Sound Pull Down at the Warehouse Rock Gym. It doesn't seem that long ago that Jimmy and Nick had the idea to put together the first climbing comp in Olympia back in 2007. I've competed in them all, and have even won it before. If you go back through my blog you can read about each one around this time every October. Last year I put up a strong performance in the Men's Advanced category. This year my expectations were low, I can count on one hand the number of days I've climbed in the last month inside and out. I'm probably in the worst climbing shape I've been in since I moved to the US which is a sobering thought. I'm not sure what I'm going to do to change that, but I definitely not a big fan of the title of "the guy that used to climb hard".
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| Head Route Setters for the Comp, Laura and Nick |
On comp day energy levels were high, it was great seeing new and old friends. I climbed with fellow "old guys" Boon and Whitey. We were climbing mostly the same problems, but I managed to do a couple they couldn't. I think the hardest thing I did was probably only V5. I had a great time though, and that is what really matters. I think I ended up in 8th in my category or something like that.
Later that night I redeemed myself with a winning entry in the 3rd annual post comp Chili Cookoff hosted by Boon. I took first place with my delicious slow-cooked beef stew chili! And as a bonus there was a decent cash prize this year.
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| Me with my winnings! |
