Vegas Trip Family and Climbing; Las Vegas NV 4/10-4/13/17

Mid-April I drove to Vegas for a few days to meet Amanda's Family and also to climb.  We got in Monday night after a marathon driving affair with one lone interesting gas station along the way in the town of Beatty.  We were greeted with fresh food and warm hugs.  Tuesday we had plans to visit the Windy Canyon boulders off Highway 160 but the directions appeared inadequate and after a bit of a false start, we went with plan B, the Kraft boulders, which are just outside Red Rocks park.  This collection is easy to find and very concentrated.  Amanda and I warmed up on some 0s followed by a short but fun v2.  This was her first 2, with good holds and a comfortable landing space she was able to get the send.  Later I climbed the line Shady Lady, v2, which felt like a real accomplishment for me because of the height factor on this climb, probably about 25FT.  Our trip was amazing, we saw Bootleg Canyon, visited some natural hot springs in GoldStrike Canyon, had the place all to ourselves, we stayed at the Silverton, I meet too many family folks to remember them all, but I felt very welcomed.  On our way home we drove through Death Valley, 85degrees, by the time we hit Reno it was 30degrees and snowing!

Personal Review of Area :  Rock/Climb Quality 9/10 - Size 4/10 - Accessibility 10/10

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Various Winter Time Outings; Reno / Tahoe Area Winter 2016/2017

Between the months of January and April I found myself with less time to climb, but exceedingly better and better ski conditions.  Amanda and I made a day of Homewood Ski Area which was only her second time skiing.  She is already shredding blues, whether that is deliberate or the result of poor trail markings is secondary.  I also visited the Purgatory boulders finally, North of Fernley and Pyramid Lake.  I can't say much for those rocks, the Hatchet directions left something to be desired, cows and dust all over the place, and you really are out in the middle of nowhere.  At least if I'm to break my ankle and pull some kind of 48hours saw my limb off kind of deal I wanna do it in a cool place like Legoland ;-)  (I helped develop that area).

Found time to also visit the Family Boulders, did an afternoon of rappelling practice with Amanda at Owl Rock and checked out some natural hot springs which ended up being a disappointment, but proved they do exist within the area.