Back in Colorado

Congrats to Paul for being a badass and flashing Nagual! Nice work Paul!

We are back in Colorado and the heinous snow:( Below are the clothing requirements for climbing outside right now.This is a photo from Bishop of Herm on a rest day laying in the dirt.

This is Herm gambling at the Paiute Palace. He was trying the game that I won big on...however it seemed to have turned cold on him.
Below is Christmas day with Chris and Brian. I kicked their asses in Scrabble.
This photo is from the drive home from Bishop right before the Eisenhower tunnel.
Ahhhh Big Landia at Carter Lake the Rotund.

This is our Christmas tree

Chris Craft on the Rotund

Brian on the Rotund at Carter Lake

Brian working out the moves on Mudweiser

not much to write about

This is Kelly again which is unfortunate for everyone as I do not have the witty sense of humor that Herman has... in fact I have many direct quotes from him saying, "Don't even try to outwit me! I will win." He usually does. So today we woke up to a horrible darkness over the Buttermilks in the form of snow clouds. We decided to drive up there and try and climb anyway. It was bad news. I had wet shoes, wet crash pad, soggy fingertips, and soggy dog. The photo below shows Chris and Brian admiring the wet holds on the Mandala. Yes this is Herman's face smiling at his undercover addiction of looking at celebutard websites. Here he is gawking at Britney Spears and her hot pink wig.

I think the close quarters of our motel room are making us all batty. I sing and dance while Brian and Herm just look at me like I am crazy. Anyway, without Family Guy I don't know what we would do.

Another guest blog . . .

Again, Kelly has the night off. Brian doesn't really give a shit about the blog so I (Herman) thought that I'd try my hand at it - again. The following photo is of Kelly sending Center Direct (V9). This is a photograph of THE send. Priceless. Some of you may have caught the down grade. Yes. In true Hueco/Bobbi Bensman/Better Eat Your Wheaties style, Center Direct will forever be V9. It doesn't matter how many of the grips break off. Since a chick climbed it, it can never be V10. This is really funny because I have not climbed the problem. Hey now - I am joking. V10 is very appropriate. Awesome style on the send.

Awesome Photo by Jeff Sillcox

I don't know what the hell is wrong with this dog. It's name is Maude. A girl dog with large nipples (according to Kelly). The tongue - it does not go back into Maude's mouth. Fo' reals. They should run a DR. 90210 segment about this animal. Help it. Return it's sense of self. Give it a face to be proud of instead of one that only a mother could love. Why do so many people own such oddly shaped dogs? Why don't more people buy simple dogs of good pedigree with a clear purpose (e.g., killing home invaders).

Imagine if you had a kid with features that were comparable. What would you do? Give it up or love it - be honest.
The following pictures are of Brian climbing at the Happy Boulders. The first is of Brian on Slow Dance. The second and third are of Brian climbing Last Dance. Mom always said that if I had nothing nice to say that I was better of saying nothing at all. I am going to apply those sage words of advice here and now. Really - the problems are not that bad.


I really don't know what this photo is. Scenery? Enjoy.
This picture (see above) is of Kona. This is Brian and Kelly's dog. The dog's birthday is today. One year old or seven? Anyway, not a bad dog. A good one in fact. This thing runs like hell all day long after it's orange Old Navy frisbee. During the evening it usually lays down on my pillow. Since I lost my dog a couple years ago, I've hated most dogs. I'm warming up to them again. Thanks Kona.

More pictures of Kelly climbing (see below) on Cholos. Kelly sent this problem too. She's on a tear. Lots of energy, strong fingers that don't know anything about crimping, and a nice new hairstyle. Really, Kelly is great to climb with. She IS very strong and a nicely grounded individual. Maybe I enjoy her because she laughs at my juvenile and immature jokes. Many girls could learn a thing or two from her about carrying themselves at the crag. Sponsors should look her up and logo her. She's good for business. Kelly is NOT writing this - Herman is. If you have an issue - contact me.


More pictures of Brian at the Happies. Here, he is climbing on the Hulk. Cool moves. Nothing more. Well - the rock is okay too.


I can't make the picture above move. It's a picture of a bush/shrub/tree-like thing. Enjoy it.

That's it. I've been watching a lot of tv. I am addicted to a show about conquering Mt. Everest. Every tuesday night. Friggin' great show. At the moment I am watching ET (Not the alien show but the celebutard show) and a piece about Celine Dione (sp?). This woman earned some 400 million dollars while her show ran in Las Vegas. 717 shows. No one should ever earn this much money doing anything 717 times. I don't care how goddamn good her voice is. Something about her makes me want to eat roofing nails.

I hope that Kelly feels like writing the next blog. I am over it - for now.

Polar Bears can't swim forever . . .

There is a joke in the title. It really isn't worth getting into since the guilt associated with the explanation will make Kelly cry. Seems to be what I am good at lately. Self loathing - I love it.

Anyway, Brian and I are writing the blog this evening. Kelly's go night off. Brian's contribution is included below. Short but sweet. I've never blogged before. Seemed like something to do. A big risk on Kelly's part. If you want to know what's going on in my life - call me. Old school but effective. I'm old. Fitting.

Kelly gets the MVP for the day with her send of Center Direct V10. This is a stout problem with powerful moves on small holds. Some strong climbers even go so far as to call this V11. It was Kelly's fourth or fifth day on the line. Bad Ass. I am very proud of her. -Brian Camp



I too am proud (jealous) of Kelly and her ascent. Damn girl. A hard problem. The boulder and girls. I've got a million excuses why I haven't climbed it or much of anything for that matter lately. Anyway, I learned that Kelly has a knack for climbing the most difficult moves on boulder problems easily and struggling with the easy ones. This is a frustrating and backwards place to be. Kelly seems to exercise great skill and good luck no matter where we go. For instance, at the local casino a few nights ago, Kelly won 24 dollars with the house's money. Kelly has also won a few bets with Brian by climbing this problem. I can't go into the details of the bets if we plan on keeping the blog PG-13. Well, maybe a hint - the answer resides in Hustler.

This is a picture of me with a friend's French Bulldog. These are nice little animals that sound like they are snoring when they breath. I prefer big dogs like Rottweilers. The little guy pictured here is cute (yeah I said it), but not too valuable if a stranger broke into your house while you were sleeping. Since I like to pick things up to test my strength, this little dog seemed like a challenge. It wasn't very heavy. You can see by my smile that I was happy with my effort.


This picture of Brian and the few that follow of me are what frustration would look like if you took a photograph of it. Occasionally life deals you the shit end of the stick on, what feels like, a regular basis. The price of being a fool. If close counted, Brian and I would have climbed stacks of problems. Bitching and whining aside, I am frequently reminded of the value that can be found in the journey. Perhaps living mindfully would increase the intensity of the journey and reduces its length. Who knows. Maybe being less of a fool would make things better.

Blogging can be a bitch. Since I couldn't separate the next photograph from the last two, I'll explain it from above. Here you've got a picture of Brian after a long and very frustrating day. The eyes tell the story. Sometimes what you love can be painful.

The first of the last two photographs show our current home away from home, the Townhouse Motel. It's better than camping. There is nothing more to say.

The last photograph show the wonderful scenery that I am forced to look at everyday when I look to the sky seeking an explanation from a higher power about my recent failures and what is in store for me. After today, Brian would agree that even the beautiful scenery isn't enough to make you forget about the day and turn your thoughts forward to tomorrow.

So, that's it for me. Kelly will return tomorrow. I am sure that her blog will be more positive.

biiiiishop

Today was my fourth day of climbing and it sucked. This is not something I would recommend for Bishop. Everyone can look forward to my guest bloggers tomorrow night....the boys with whom I am spending way too much time with.

Kenny Barker sending Fly Boy

Herman Feissner sending Fly Boy

Look at that high step

the boys on some climbing website

Brian rock climbing on a rock climb

Brian trying Fly Boy

photo: Jackie Hueftle

Get Carter

rock climbin'

"I don't need to know about photography cuz I'm good at rock climbin'. I only need to learn one thing at a time." -Herman Feissner
So here I am in Bishop with two split fingertips and too many projects. Layla and Chad left today to go to Hueco so I am stuck with the boys and cold temps. Brian and Herm are close to sending the Buttermilker, and the balance move on Soulslinger continues to give me trouble. I haven't really been psyched on it so I have been trying other things like the really hard Center Green Wall and Center Direct, and the list goes on. I will post more photos tomorrow.