Big Changes...

So a lot of big changes have happened and it looks like there are a lot more on the horizon. First, Nancy (my girlfriend of 5 years) and I broke up. Which was a big shock to me... Now, I'm struggling with what to do with my self and who I am with out her. For awhile now I have seen us settling down in Atlanta and starting a life here but it seems that that is not the case and I have a lot of opportunities ahead of me.

One thing that is nice but weird at the same time is I no longer have to consider another person when planning anything; where it is day to day life or a big trip 6 months from now. So with that new found freedom I am going to Yosemite Valley this Wednesday and then starting to make plans to move west once I get back.

Packing shit show....

So Yosemite, such a great place... but flying out there SUCKS!!! First the stupid restrictions on check baggage is ridiculous, and flying with an small big wall rack doesn't make anything easier. Second, the damn series of trains planes and automobiles needed to get from Atlanta to Yosemite Valley is a preposterous epic shit show. It even involves a bivy in an airport. My sister actually leaves for Italy the same day and will arrive in Rome before I get to Yosemite Valley, freaking ridiculous.

I'm meeting my good friend APL (apple) out there and our big goal is to free Freerider (5.12d) on El Cap. This would be by far the biggest, hardest and best accomplishment of our climbing careers to this point. I'm both really excited and nervous about Freerider, I've been climbing hard enough, atleast on paper, to say I can redpoint all the pitches on this thing but actually doing it is another issue all together.... I guess we'll see shortly.

Well, that's it for now... Big trip, Big Break-up and wide open future.....