After completing my bachelor's in Business Management I began looking for a new job involving entry level management work. As the weeks turned into months my need for a change of work simply became more urgent. I came to KFC at the middle of August as an Assistant Manager with the offer to be a General Store Manager within 6 to 8 months. The experience was as bad, perhaps worse than you might expect. I began polishing my resume and looking for work in Tahoe, a market I previously ruled out due to my severe transportation constraints. By the end of October, I was hired as the Manager of the Ski Rental Department for Granite Chief Mountain Shop, Truckee CA, for the 2016/2017 season. My next act of business was to Finance a more appropriate vehicle. By mid-November, I was feeling more like myself again. I made a trip out to Woodsford Canyon with a familiar friend to go climbing...
Cruising in my freshly waxed 2010 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Premium All-Weather Edition car I arrived at the boulders just after noon. Joining me was Craig Black of Garnerville NV (Level 1 Rope Access Tech), and Melanie Letalik of Carson City NV (U.S. Geological Survey Field Technician). We warmed up on the East Face of the Mamma Cat Boulder appreciating the firmness of the granite and the lack of traffic this area sees. Later we found some gradual slab climbs on the Mamma Kitten boulder, as well as a v4 ( Zun's Problem ) sit start that seemed to shut us down. Heel over hand foot matching and catching that familiar scent of dust and chalk as you hit the pad, I must say this was an outstanding day of climbing for me, if for no other reason than to turn a page of my life and to begin another.
After leaving the boulders I drove back toward Reno. I decided to pull off 395 to drive up to the Egg Boulder next to the Lakeview Slab just above Washoe Lake before you drop down the hill. For the first time in my life, I felt the urge to break out a headlight and climb into the night, sleep in my car, and wake up to do more of the same. I've never pictured myself as a "Dirtbag" climber, but the idea of staying in nature, in the real world, even if only for a little while longer; before it's back to work and back to the news, back to sirens and timecards, back to greetings and people, for the first time in my life I felt like I understood this perspective just a little bit more.
Personal Review of Area : Rock/Climb Quality 3/10 - Size 1/10 - Accessibility 7/10
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