Memorial Weekend

This last Memorial Weekend I spent in Leavenworth, WA rock climbing with a few of my good friends from Portland. Yes, I actually spent a whole weekend not studying! It was a first for me, but I would have to say that I deserved it. =)


The view from my tent...not bad huh?

Saturday morning my friends Kim, Spencer and I set out from Portland on the long drive to Leavenworth. With not too bad of traffic, we made it there by 1pm. Once in Leavenworth, we headed directly to the boulders. Meeting up with some of Kim and Spencer’s other good friends (Joe, Bridget, Katie, Pete, John, Josh, and many others) we started climbing some great problems.


My good friends Kim and Spencer

Katie, Kim and I started working some scary slab problems. They were slightly scary, but fun...I topped out on most of them. Then we went to work on some other awesome problems, one with a dyno move that I never stook (oh well, it was still fun trying). Later in the day we all went to the river to clean up and cool off. But the water was freezing!!! It reminded me of coldpools for soccer training. That night was spent eating and telling stories and jokes around the fire.

The next day was mostly spent climbing again with a dip in the river that afternoon (since it was so hot, we had no trouble dunking ourselves in the freezing water). Later in the afternoon a crazy storm rolled through, so we opted to head into town for our dinner. We found a german restaurant with a variety of food options (I chose to go with an authentic german meal). It was nice to walk through Leavenworth...it is a very cute town.

The next day I didn’t climb much, I believe I was more worried about the long drive I had ahead of me. I left Leavenworth by about 1pm and arrived in Corvallis around 7. Overall, it was a great trip with great friends!


Yes...that is what we do. Walk around in the woods looking for rocks to climb. =) What is not to love?


Bridget climbing...she is so amazing! Maybe that'll be me someday....