Definition - social climb - No climbs over 5.11, sherpa mark carry's the
gear down and at the end of the night when im laying on my back in the
driveway, falling asleep under the stars you think - "I better get up or
jay will run me over in the morning"

The Players - crash test (craig), rookie (mark), BARBIE!!! - debut
(Chris L.), and myself apparently still the bastard. Craig and I got
there early for setup - 2 ropes and just enough gear. There were a
couple of drink while you climb - climbers at the top warming up for
next thurs. One climb one wiesner slab (tower crack 5.8) and BROADway
as in wide or large or.... 5.8 also. I can't believe ken let barbie
out of the house to play - equiped with something RESEMBLING a harness
and no skirt. I started on broadway and struggled. Then rookie did the
5.5 slab while crash test nailed broadway (he sat in the crack too)
"just stay there and sweat some more - you'll be lighter". Not alot of
crack talk. Barbie's up - 5.6 slab - nailed it with TONS of
encouragement (ie harrasment from myself), and THEN he nailed the 5.8
tower crack!!!! Nice. I did the bloodie 5.5 back wrenching bat cave to
5.8 tower - M.F. whats the # of your quack?? Rookies up and he swam
up the 5.6 slab (nice form this time!) and even attempted 5.8 tower.
Next barbie cleans broadway (truly amazing). Crash test danced up the
slab, and tower crack while I struggled on the 5.10b next to YMC yeah
you know me.... I came off 3 times but was happy to make it. Thanks to
rochelle #2 and Eric #2 for the free ride - we wife swapped for
broadway. If your not bloody you didn't climb with us last night (oh
you may have biked with us on wed though). Ok so we pack up in the dark
and go see honey bunny (crazy lynn) for lemonade, and surf dancing to
pulp fiction.
Ruby tuesday at the mall - so rookie, barbie and I walk in and
rookie decides that we should sit at the bar next to (apparently) nice
girls. Drinks - yes please, and food too. So im telling barb about our
tales of bourbon street, bridal parties and w,w,w,wide asses and our new
female friends decide to chime in as they were evesdropping (ok I was
loud). It gets better. So their names are charity (we think its
sherry) and jen. They wanted my french fries sooo bad!! And why is it
after meeting me for like 35 seconds that they are already giving ME
sh!t??? What the Fuk is up with that???? Ok so barb lets them know
that im the bastard (they are sooooo impressed (rolling their eyes)),
but continue to talk. It seems that charity does just about everything
and is even a rock climber. She skiis, scuba dives, rides horseback,
cleans up horse dung, roller blades, does some underwater basket
weaving - you name it!! And luck has it she has a degree in REHAB!!!
Yes we are in the right place. Houston we have ignition. So come to
find out that her friend jen has never had a drink in her LIFETIME until
tonight (she's 24). GO figure - never a drink and then 2 minutes
sitting next to the pukemaster and she's downing 16 ozers like they are
ice water on a hot day. Wait a minute - I get it - charity brings
sober people to the bar, gets them drinking and then sends them to
rehab. She is like a scout. I think I like this girl! What a
concept. By now they are calling us by name bastard, rookie and barbie
- too funny. So I could go on and on about this but it basically ended
up (like every night) in a 3-some in the back of my xterra with charity
and jen roped to the roof rack by the end of the night ( I had the
gear!). Oh- I better go and untie them, must have been a cold ride home
(and night on beelzebub road). So welcome aboard charity on the rocks,
or charity rehab, or charity case, and oncesoberjen or AAjen or
#11jen!!! I hope you will join us soon for "another" social climb -
dont miss next thurs. as it will indeed be EPIC!!!

Climb hard - drink harder.
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