Rock Climbing --- 9/10/2011 --- Gunks

Met Julie and Wendy at the Gunks for a day of toproping. No Picnic, Shit Or Go Blind, Dirty Gerdie, Red Cabbage Right, Bunny, and Dogs In Heat. We socialized with lots of people (Molly, Ryan, Mike, Keith, Sarah, Steve) and had excellent milkshakes and way way too much food at the Liberty Diner. An awesome day!

Thanks to Wendy and Julie for most of the pictures. I hardly touched my camera all day. They also got this video of me climbing. It is hilarious listening to Emily groan when I make the crux move, then try to be supportive after the fact. Competitive much?

Molly's shot of all of us at the base of the Gerdie Block. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Solar Flare

Molly's shot of all of us at the base of the Gerdie Block.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Wendy and Julie (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Wendy and Julie    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Everyone at the base of No Picnic. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Everyone at the base of No Picnic.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Everyone at the base of No Picnic. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Everyone at the base of No Picnic.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Leading No Picnic. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Leading No Picnic.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Leading No Picnic. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Leading No Picnic.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Julie on No Picnic. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Julie on No Picnic.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Julie on No Picnic. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Julie on No Picnic.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Julie on No Picnic. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Julie on No Picnic.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Carolyn on Shit Or Go Blind. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Carolyn on Shit Or Go Blind.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Carolyn on Shit Or Go Blind. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Carolyn on Shit Or Go Blind.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Emily on Shit Or Go Blind. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Emily on Shit Or Go Blind.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Julie and Emily (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Julie and Emily    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Emily on Shit Or Go Blind. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Emily on Shit Or Go Blind.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Emily on Shit Or Go Blind. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Emily on Shit Or Go Blind.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Julie on No Picnic. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Julie on No Picnic.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Owen on Shit Or Go Blind. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Owen on Shit Or Go Blind.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Julie on No Picnic. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Julie on No Picnic.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Owen on Shit Or Go Blind. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Owen on Shit Or Go Blind.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Wendy on No Picnic. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Wendy on No Picnic.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Wendy on No Picnic. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Wendy on No Picnic.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Emily on Shit Or Go Blind. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Emily on Shit Or Go Blind.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Owen on No Picnic. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Owen on No Picnic.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Owen and Emily (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Owen and Emily    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Carolyn on Dirty Gerdie. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Carolyn on Dirty Gerdie.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Keith, Sarah, Molly and me. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Keith, Sarah, Molly and me.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Base of the Gerdie Block. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Base of the Gerdie Block.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Owen on Dogs In Heat. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Owen on Dogs In Heat.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Emily on Red Cabbage Right. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Emily on Red Cabbage Right.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Emily on Red Cabbage Right. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Emily on Red Cabbage Right.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Emily on Red Cabbage Right. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Emily on Red Cabbage Right.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Owen on Dirty Gerdie. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Owen on Dirty Gerdie.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Carolyn on Red Cabbage Right. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Carolyn on Red Cabbage Right.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Finally sticking the dyno on Dogs In Heat. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Finally sticking the dyno on Dogs In Heat. It took me half a dozen tries. Worse than the first time I got on the climb.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

No I didn't take a huge whip.  Just pulled Emily up so we could say hi! (Category:  Rock Climbing)

No I didn't take a huge whip. Just pulled Emily up so we could say hi!    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

That noise the Subaru was making during the drive? (Category:  Rock Climbing)

That noise the Subaru was making during the drive? That's what it sounds like when you drive with broken wheel studs. The rear studs are difficult to replace because you have to remove the parking brake and move the abs sensor out of the way.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Three of the five studs were broken by the time we got back from the Gunks.  Yup, we nearly had a wheel fall off! (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Three of the five studs were broken by the time we got back from the Gunks. Yup, we nearly had a wheel fall off!    Gunks -- 9/10/2011

Five new studs ready to go.  They are easier to install if you freeze them first so they are a bit smaller when you press them into the holes. (Category:  Rock Climbing)

Five new studs ready to go. They are easier to install if you freeze them first so they are a bit smaller when you press them into the holes. It still took an impact wrench on maximum setting to seat the studs.    Gunks -- 9/10/2011