Year 2012

This a new year and Grant and I have some goals to accomplish. I can't speak for Grant, but I have never been so focused on my climbing before.

Being that a year ago I had just moved to Bend from Tacoma and had dabbled in climbing previously, a lot has happened in the past year. Some things include, in order: Meeting Grant (my support, motivation, and inspiration) in May, climbing my first 5.11 (after about 4 months of projecting), climbing my first 5.12 a month later, meeting new people, and finding a new "try hard" ideal in climbing.

While joking around with my friend Daniel about the new year, I think I found some new goals.

Vanessa's Goals:

12 5.12's in 2012

Ticklist (obviously these are just at Smith, but hopefully some others will happen in other areas)

I was able to get my first 12 of the year a few days ago, happens to be a route I was working on for a month and a half.

-Watt's Tots 12b,

-Latin Lover 12a,

-Doritos 12c,

-Full Heinous 12c,

-Cool Ranch 12a,

-Vision 12b,

-Karate Wall 12c,

-Take a Powder 12a,

-Crack Babies 12b,

-Full Magic Light 12a,

-Made in the Shade 12c

I hope to climb into the 13 range this year as well

Grant's goals:

Scarface

Mr. Yuk

Vicious Fish

To Bolt

While driving to Vegas from Boise with Grant, we stopped at a Walgreens and I decided to buy a disposable camera for the first time in many years. Grant was reluctant because we have a digital but I convinced him of how the suspense and unknowing of how the pictures would turn out.

Today I developed and picked them up. The emotion was exciting and here are most of said pictures...

Grant next to a cactus

Cactus by itself

Red Rocks in a cloud

Grant at Sunny and Steep crag, he was hesitant about sitting here

Myself at Sunny and Steep

Smith Rocks!!

Jon and Taylor

Jon on Latest Rage

My cutest roommate Taylor

Jonathan Schrocktor!!

Justin at the crag

Grant and I at Midnight on New Years!

Aaron Tague aka Rico Suave akaa Al Bundy

Papa Karn!

Steve and Nicki, with Justin ruining the shot!