The past three weeks I’ve been coped up inside because of my cracked rib and the claustrophobia has been starting to get to me. When my friend Galo invited me to go climbing at Big Bear for the weekend I was determined I’d be up for it regardless of the pain in my side. It’s amazing how a little fresh air and open space can clear your mind.
I think the best part about climbing is that it doesn’t matter what your day job is, climbing is above and beyond all that. Just in my carpool we had a guy who works construction, a writer/tree trimmer, an occupational therapist, and myself a photographer. Two of the other guys we met, both Argentineans, were just getting back from an accent of Mount McKinley and were stopping to check out some California rock. Both of them work as mountain guides in Patagonia and were super interesting to talk to.
The weather was definitely pretty warm so we had to stick to climbs that were in the shade. Despite our large group we all had a chance to get our hands dirty on the rock. Big Bear offers quite a bit of moderate rated routes in the 5.10 to 5.11 range in addition to a some harder 5.12’s. The second day we setup a static line so that I could ascend up the rope to take photos of a sweet 5.12 climb called the “Incinerator.”
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