Rock and Road Updates from Mexico
December 10th, 2008Hola! We made it to Potrero Chico! The drive was long but fun and we had some killer climbing at Cochise Stonghold along the way. Gary stepped up and fired a killer finger crack (from the cover of the guide book)to get things going. Later that day I got my first big fall of the trip out of the way. Funny – the last time I was climbing with Gary he caught me on 30 footer on Mount Moran which led to a self rescue. This was another big one – but this time the fall was clean and I was able to step back up and send. Face the dragon – and shake hands with fear. Potrero Chico is a magical place with 10 minute approaches to stellar limestone multi-pitch routes. The first three days of climbing have been awesome! Gary and I are firing and the first day of cragging was a great warm-up. Red pointing several 5.11s and a 5.12 with one fall! Day two we climbed the 11 pitch classic SPACEBOYZ – all 5.9 and 5.10′s pack to pack (up and down) in 5 hours. Great speed and efficiency. Day 3 was another classic multipitch day… Climbing is such the metaphor for life for me. Concepts like the Pygmalion Effect; When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Appears and the Prax Factor have been topics of conversation. How can you find your limit? How do you shake hands and make friends with fear? Its starts by stepping up and choosing to force yourself into the growth zone. Movement, challenge and finding your limit by stepping up and giving everything you’ve got. No failure – only feedback. I expect to get some photos downloaded at some point – we have some great ones. Until then – Keep on Climbing! Yours in Adventure - Tim
