Are we hard-core...or just stupid?

Hmmm, the reason I ask that is because last weekend on Saturday Erin, Rebecca and I went and did Raptor in ok weather but it was just above freezing...then I mean like 1°C. Fridjon on Raptor last weekend at 1°C. Raptor is 5.10c 220 meters!!!

Since then I have gone mixed climbing and ice climbing but today, exactly a week after Raptor, I went again with Erin and Rebecca for some "nice" rock climbing! We did a route at Grassy, also a 5.10c, but there was now everywhere and just before I reached the anchores my fingers had felt like wooden stumps for a while! But you know what? It was awesome!!!Erin on the 5.10c (c is for cold)

Becca on the 5.10c

And poor Fridjon leading the 10cold

Of course Poppy came along on the climbing atventure.

Lets look at photos from the past

Weeping Wall

Yam bouldering

Me mix climbing

Me Bouldering

Erin climbing one of the many steps on This House of Sky

Erin on SE ridge of LadyMac

Erin bouldering in Little China

Rest day

Josh Smith on Shades of Beauty WI4

Been out and about for the last few days!

My ass ass seen by Chris Gooliaff on some route close to Curtain Call

Went to the Playground, finally, with Erin on Saturday. We did 4 routes all on-sight, nothing crazy, up to M6+! Really cool spot and excellent for times when the ice is trying to hide!!!

Again, my behind

Believe it or not, climbed Raptor on Sunday with Erin and Becca. Yes, it was pretty cold but very doable and it was awesome fun to just get out and go for it.

Monday, drove all the way up to the Icefields, past the Info Centre and to the Curtain Call. The Call wasn't inn but Chris Gooliaff and I did a couple of routes beside it to the right. Excellent day again, awesome early season fun.

Going out tomorrow and the day after to look for more ice and then we will see how things are shaping up for Halloween this weekend.

No work today

Poppy, the puppy!!!

So Erin and I went for a hike up to the Playground! First time there so the route-finding was tricky but at least it was puking snow!!! I just love route descriptions that make almost no sense!
The family together, Poppy, Erin and Friðjón

Went to the Vsion climbing gym yesterday night, haven't been there for a year and a half! It was pretty good and got pumped silly...maybe even beyond silly?

Erin and Poppy playing in the snow!

But, finally I have some pics of our great little puppy, Poppy! She has gained 10 kgs in less than 2 months. Like I mentioned in a blog before, she had spent 2 months out of her whole life in a vets kennal b/c of her broken femur! Now she has spent more than 60% of her life outside of it and her progress is amazing. I just love that little Poppy

She likes to sleep...that is good for the recovery!

Changing seasons...again

Yeah, that's the look on my face these days as the ice melts away again. Erin, Becca and James went ice climbing on Thursday! I went rock climbing yesterday. IN MY SHORT-SLEEVE SHIRT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!! Oh well

I was going to go to the Playground today that has pure dry tooling routes ranging from M5 to M11´ish. But when I steeped outside it started to rain...and now its frigging dry again! Goes to show that the Icelandic saying "Maður beilar ekki á malbikinu!!!" is pretty accurate (it means something like "A man doesn't bail on the asphalt!!!" LOL

So I just came in from the garage. I am PUMPED!!! I will have to post some pics at some point of the tricks that I use to do climbing specific exercises, it seem to work well but it will never replace climbing, that's for sure!

Like I said before, Erin has 2 weeks off and now we are into the second one so time is running out for us to do stuff as I have to go back to work tomorrow! Oh well, life doesn't always give us a break...not very often at all. Maybe a lot? Depends on how you look at it! Is the glass half...

Can´t complain though as Canmore is one sweet spot to live in. Soon there will be plethora of ice/mixed routes to do and the problem then will be; what should we climb, Ghost, Weeping Wall, Bow, K-Country, etc etc. What style?;mixed, ice, alpine, etc etc

What a wonderful life.

So this is me now after a bit of ranting and raving!!!