Getting Psyched!!

This is an amazing climb by Nacho Sanchez establishing another V15 in Spain. The climb consistes of beautiful pinches and crimps on a scary looking over-hanging wall. It looks really long and pumpy too but powerful as all hell. Anyway, I am really digging this video and its sweet that he put a nice V15 up!!! I tried some new chalk out yesterday, Primo Chalk! I really like it, it is more refined than I'm used to but it feels really good on the skin for sure!! Hopefully, I will be able to use more of it in the future!! Anyway, check out this clip!!

http://www.dpmclimbing.com/climbing-videos/watch/nacho-sanchez-v15-first-ascent

New Shoes (Finally)

Ok, well hopefully my new shoes come today! I am really excited because my other shoes (see pic) have a huge hole in them and are pretty much useless. For all you gear junkies, I am getting the Evolv Predators. I already got a pair but they were too small so i ordered another pair a half size up. They are sweet though!! I love evolv they have some of the best service out there and their products are awesome! i am so excited to get these bad boys out of the rock and start sending really hard!!

Training like A MotherFucker

Nice picture of Arm and Hammer, not me unfortunatly but a climb i got on yesterday!!!
I have been training nonstop since the past few weeks and it has been exhausting. Just really hard workouts and running almost every day. Getting up in the morning has been a struggle but it will all be worth it!!! Going outside has been awesome. I am so excited i finally get to get on some rock! I am also learning a whole bunch of new stuff like the petzel pass which i actually got to use one day plus a bunch of different anchors!! It has been an amazing couple of weeks!!!!

Excited, Nervous, and Ready to Crush

Wow! It has been a while since my last post. Not much has happened to be honest. The highlight would have to be the White Water Rafting trip I took with school down to North Carolina. I had so much fun and I really hope to start doing kayaking when the season starts. I am mostly looking forward to the climbing season. I recently went out to P-Way and got on some hard stuff. No sends or anything spectacular but it was fun to be out. Got to get on my new project, Dope Man (V8) no progess but it gets me excited. The season starts tomorrow and I am already watching videos to get pumped. I am gonna start training hard, and start sending hard outside too. It is gonna take a lot of work but i know i have what it takes to be at the top of my game, soon enough!! Until then, I hold my head up high and aim for the mother fucking stars!!! Lets get ready to crush!

Ice Climbing

Today might have been the last day of Ice Climbing till who knows when! But, I just wanted to share my experiences with it. I had a blast with everyone in my group. I, sometimes, wanted to kill  a few of them but nevertheless it was amazing. It is so much more different than regular rock climbing. The feet are really strange. I havent got that part quite down yet, but with practice I will learn. I've already torn my pants like 4 times from my feet slipping. It sucks! Hahaha, but I had an amazing time and it was a blast. Those lock-offs have helped my strength too!! I am ready for the climbing season now, strong and pumped beyond belief!!

A rare, but Perfect Fit

I have been at the White Mountain School for around 2 weeks now. I can easily say this place is where i am supposed to be. I am so comfortable with the people around here, I can be myself. It has been an amazing 2 weeks and I look forward to the ones to come. I have done ice climbing already for the first time ever. It is really different but crazy sweet. I cut my pants up though because of the crampons. Still getting used to :) I am really excited for the days to come and I know that this school is the place for me!!

"When One Door Opens, Another Closes"

It has been a while since my last blog post and a lot has happened. I won't bore you with the details but I am transferring schools to go to the White Mountain School. I am extremely excited about this right now! I am hoping it will give me the motivation I have been lacking for a little while now. They have skiing and most importantly, rock climbing!! They have a school team, how amazing is that?!?! Even though this school is clearly a gift from God himself, it is always hard to say good-bye to what little friends I have. But whenever I say good-bye, I always remind myself. The reason something is so special is the amount of time you spend with it. A good example is my camp friends. I also see them for the summer and when we get together we always have a blast. But if I were to spend the entire year with them, eventually we would get annoyed with each other. So, now when I get to see my friends here in Durham, I will have a blast with them because I know our time together is precious and I shouldn't let that go to waste. So, another chapter in my life begins today. I leave my school in Durham, New Hampshire and move to a boarding school in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. The door at Oyster River has closed, but the one at White Mountain has opened. And I could not be happier.