The first climb was one called Golden Eye (5.10+). It is a right-facing corner with the crack varying between 1" to 3" or so. The top required a lay-back (which I love). This was a really fun climb and much more my style. The rest of the climbs I would learn felt like a lot of work.
We next wandered down and found a climb called "unnamed". This was quite fun, though a bit wider and much harder for me. Still, we both had a good time.
Only a few feet away was another "unnamed" climb. This was an odd chimney thing. The guidebook said it is "more fun than it looks." Hmmm, I thought, this would perhaps be more elegant, more fun then. Dave loved it and felt is was fun. Holy moly - I thought it was pure work. A grovel-fest. I made a lot of noises I didn't even know I was capable of worming my way up this beast.
By this time, I was a puddle of goo and decided to stop for the day. I belayed Dave on two additional climbs: Moano and Matate. They looked fun to try, but I admit that the name "Matate" (kill you in Spanish) sort of got to me. Besides, there is ENDLESS climbing here and I thought I'd better save a little something for the next day.
At the end of the climbing, we were both pretty tired. It'd been a fun day, but we were looking forward to a nice happy hour and good dinner of tuna steaks and broccoli in the truck. While we enjoyed the evening, we were entertained by a family of Mountain Bluebirds - the young had just fledged. And I tattooed Dave with a ballpoint pen. Another beautiful evening in Indian Creek.
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