The time has come!

Chad and I are leaving in the morning! It is so exciting!  Everyone is so psyched for he and I.  The trip is going to be awesome.  Two months is a long time, there will be many stories to tell and reports to post! 

The Red River Gorge is a 16 hour drive from Holderness.  We are leaving in the morning, stopping off quickly in Stone Ridge.  I need to grab some long underwear and say hello to the moms.  Then we are dropping the hammer all the way to the red!  First on my radar is a 12a called Way Up Yonder!  I really think I can onsight it.  I've looked at it several times.  Its long and steep!  (If you cant tell by the name).  I love the 5.12's at the red.  That grade is so amazing to climb there! 

Kentucky here we come!!!!


 

Six Months

Since graduating college two years ago,  I have fostered a six month shelf life.  That is, after six months of the same thing, regardless of what it is, I become bored of it, aggravated with it and have a burning desire to move on.  With that said, I have been living in my present apartment for seven months, and  working for the same amount of time.  I am tired of it!  No matter how much energy I have when I go to work, the second I arrive, I am tired and not in the mood to be there, which negatively translates to my ability to deal with people. This is a major problem when working in the service world!  As remorseful as it is to say, I am loosing my psych on Rumney.  I haven't had the same, riveting desire to climb there, as I did when I returned from my previous adventure.

Call me crazy, but I would rather live a modest life, work as little as possible, save a fortuitous amount of money then travel and climb.  I am often plagued by my inability to make decisive decisions.  Especially those regarding my life, i.e., where and what to go to graduate school for...  this, in combination with the above stated has left me in a quasi depressed state.  The only thing I know for sure, is that I am leaving in a week and will be gone for two months on an adventure that will define me as a person (or so I hope).  Another downfall I see in myself, is the high expectations I put on things.  I am often left with disappointing results.  Will this trip help me figure out who I am... who knows... I don't.  However, I hope that it will.

I am envious of my friends in graduate school, I am jealous of the ones who have started careers.  But,  when I talk to them, they don't seem happier then me and they tell me that they wish they could do what I am doing.  Is it human nature to never be content with your situation?  Are we constantly thirsting for more?  The greener pasture?  There are moments in life that shape and mold "you" for ever.  These defining moments are never clear, but paramount later in life.  I believe there is no price on happiness and no fortune can bring it to me eternally.  I would rather have five friends who know I love and care for them, then be a celebrity.

I climbed in the rain today with a few friends.  We all went out knowing the day was a bust, but we still went.  None of us went because the climbing was going to be exceptional, we (at least I went) for the comradeship, the stupid and inane banter, the smiles and the laughs...  



 

The inaugural blog...

I never thought I would find myself sitting at my computer blogging.  I am embarking on a two month road with my friend Chad.  He and I are leaving on November 1st.  We are traveling the United States, climbing in various locations.  When telling friends about this trip, I was often met with the question; "will you be keeping a journal?"  Being a member of the 21st century, a blog seemed the logical answer.  This blog, will be an account of travel, climbing accomplishments, but more importantly, a personal, introspective, reflection of my life and where it is going.

I am not writing this blog for entertainment, although I am sure it will have its moments.  I won't be upset if it is never read.  To the people who read it and know me, they will understand it and appreciate it.  If you find yourself reading this and unsure why you are... don't feel obligated to continue! If you are intrigued by my personal reflection of life on the road, climbing accomplishments, and the eternal search for the unknown, then enjoy.