Afternoon Climbing Sunny Slabs / Indian Springs; Cisco Grove CA 6/12/2019

Mid June I had a midweek break from work where I was able to get outside at Indian Springs with fellow coworker Tony Hinojosa, of Reno, NV.  We started out at the little Johny Wall area near the Indian Springs campground and climbed a couple of 5.7s.  Later that afternoon we hiked up the the Lower Tier of Indian Springs proper.  Tony lead Captain Cheese 5.8, we TRed Indian Springs.  Afterwards we moved our TR to Zephyr 5.10, and RP 4 Me 5.9, and we left that afternoon around sunset.  It was a great opportunity to get outside, climb hard, get to know my fellow staff member a little more, and get away from Reno for an afternoon to an even more beautiful location

Personal Review of Area : Rock/Climb Quality 4/10 - Size 4/10 - Accessibility 10/10
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First Day Climbing Outside Since I Broke my Knee / Snowshed; Donner Summit CA 6/5/2019

Early June I had a couple days off mid week and called up my friend from the gym John Yahr, Reno local and Renown ICU Nurse to do some climbing.  Donner Summit still had a lot of snow around the area but Snowshed was looking very dry and climbable.  It was great getting up to the base and seeing several familiar faces from the gym.  I top roped Composure 5.6, Molar Concentration 5.10, and Peter Principle 5.10+.  I was not able to finish the latter two as I still have a lot of brushing up to do on my crack climbing skills.  Mostly I was just thankful to be up in the mountains climbing again, and that my knee, while difficult at times, wasn't enough of a hindrance that I couldn't climb.  Temperatures were amazing, I came home and passed out afterwards.


Personal Review of Area : Rock/Climb Quality 9/10 - Size 8/10 - Accessibility 10/10
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