Hoop Dreams...

A minor set back...

Lincoln Lake...

I went climbing outside yesterday and climbed a cool problem...

OZ....

I have recently booked a trip to Australia.

I'm extremely excited to visit a new place. As I feel like I have been climbing on the same boulders for many years now. The guys at Pacific Outdoor Equipment are hooking up the best travel luggage on the market.

Since I've been working a lot lately, saving up for my trip. I've ignored the summer season here in CO. Instead I've been climbing inside hoping to maintain some of the strength I've built up over the last few years.

One more month to go then I'm off down undar!

Pacific Outdoor Equipment...

I am very proud to endorse Pacific Outdoor Equipment.

This environmentally friendly company which is based in Bozeman, Montana, is dedicated to mountain living. These guys are innovators of high quality outdoor gear and truly care about the environment. Good gear = less waste is the motto, and believe me Pacific Outdoor Equipment has some of the best outdoor gear that I've come across.

World Cup...

In minutes the FIFA World Cup begins. I'll be waking up every day at 5:30 to watch games before work.

I hope the US team will preform well against England tomorrow, its going to be a tough match...

Moving Dirt....

Since the comp I've been nursing a tweak in my right arm. I think it was a combo of playing basketball everyday for 2.5 weeks and then while I was warming up at the comp it tweaked out. The result was nothing serious (I think) but my right triceps have been numb for a couple of weeks. It's getting better every day and now since I've been landscaping it seams to be improving rapidly. I can't wait for the numbness to go away so I can get back on the court! Basketball has become my first choice for non-climbing activities.

Landscaping has been really nice to me, I've been working out by shoving dirt and at the same time sunbathing, actually more like sun cooking. I really enjoy working out side and the hard labor is whipping me into shape.

Other than doing work I've been glued to the TV watching the NBA Eastern and Western conference finals. I'd like to talk more about my team(s) but since this is a bipartisan blog I'll leave my comments to myself (don't want to loose any readers, hahaha.)

On an another note I'm expecting my friends from Dungeon Training to arrive here in Boulder any day now. Last time they were so happy to see me,

that I know this time is going to be off the charts...

Lucky 13...

I think the last two big comps (this weekends included) I entered I ended up 13th. I hate it!!! I would love to be a consistent top 10 competitor. I have no strategy or routine for comps but lately, I'm thinking of trying some new techniques for the week, week and a half prior to a comp. I'll see if it pays off next time.

I've come across some pictures from my first road trip spring 2000.

I was 18 in these pictures and they were all taken in May, 2000 (I know they are hard to see, some of them are on facebook.)

This is an illustration that my bru`v Dan Yagmin gave me for a birthday present. Circa May 2000.

Funny how time files.