Rock Climbing Wookie Wall, Alaska

Prezwoodz

I'm high above my belayer and suddenly I don't feel so confident. The next clip is in front of me but its out of my reach and the next move doesn't feel as nice as I would like it to. Deep breath. Okay, lets do it. I reach up for the only good hold I can find and bring my feet up. I'm close. Move my other hand to a bad sloper, almost there. I feel the rock under my fingertips turn to dust as the hold explodes in my hand and I go flying. "CRAP!" comes before "TAKE!". Luckily my belayer is attentative and after banging around on the rock I come to a stop. Deep breath. Okay, lets try that again. I grab a new hold and give it another try, its not as good as the first but I think it will hold better. To make up for the difference I reach around another rock and watch as the whole flake dislodges from the wall. It fits neatly from my wrist to my shoulder. Holding the rock and still clinging onto the crappy hold I turn my head and yell to my belayer "Move left!!" Once it looks like shes out of the way I let it rip and it dismantles itself on the way to the ground where pieces fly off in all directions. "Take!" Deep breath...Okay lets try this again...


Heres some pictures from climbing on Thursday, I forgot my 1.8 lens in the car so everythings in focus heh. Hope those of you who have signed up for the climbing portion send me an email if you haven't already! Its going to be a great trip!

John starting out on the route his wife Tracy on the belay:


John asks, A tick mark? Hmm...Oh well.


Hmm..what do you know. It is a good hold.


Message to photographer...don't knock down any rocks! :huh


John sucking into the rock. Signature hat in tow!


Going for the clip!


And the only shot I got of Johns face since his hat blocked it the whole time.


Until next time!
I'm writing a climbing guide to alaska rock so you can bet there will be more climbing photo's this summer!

coldclimb

Prezwoodz wrote:

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And the only shot I got of Johns face since his hat blocked it the whole time.

Sweet shots Kelsey. I couldn't feel my fingers.

Cuong

Fantastic shots from above. I enjoy your story as always.

Cuong