Squamish

So the "gang" is back together again. We are a eclectic bunch, one that has stimied from the bogs of Tennessee to the wooded acres of Calgary. What a great time to go climbing. Squamish is so beautiful. When driving there you get a vantage of diversified landscape. Mountains on one side and the ocean and BC islands on the other. Then you round a corner and there is this huge granite dome called the Chief that fills your mind with all kinds of climber lingo that you may not even understand but say with a grace that would make a poet curious. And climbing this monstrosity of God's art is something else. Placements of gear are solid and feel like you could drop a Mack truck on them. And the reward of sharing a rope with your partner is a summit with a friend that you would die for. Climbing may not be a team sport but I learn alot more about a person 1000 feet up on the same rope than I do throwing a baseball or playing soccer. I love this life and I wish that everyone had this amazing opportunity. Maybe I'll see what I can do about that.