Here are some images from our first day of SPI class. Included are my first top managed site anchor and the scary spider that laid claim to the tree I was using.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

Here are some images from our first day of SPI class. Included are my first top managed site anchor and the scary spider that laid claim to the tree I was using.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

Eryn is Gone!

Eryn is on her way to Florida for around 2 weeks for her Grad course.  She left me with a messy kitchen (but she did make me dinner lastnight) and a cat (Wilbur) to look after. So I will be living alone for the first time in almost 2 years. As busy as my life tends to be, Im sure the time will pass in a blur. Chris and I leave tonight to head to the New for a Single Pitch Instructor course.  Basically its a course on how to be a guide for a single pitch rock climbing envirnoment. Im actually quite nervous!

 

Im trying to step up and take on more responsibility on the boat. I need to be more in control of my position on the boat and/or the crew/boat in general otherwise I will lose interest. I really enjoy sailing but Im not interested in sitting by and letting other people take charge of something I can do just as well or better. I told the owner this and he seemed to be responsive and said go for it. So we will see how that works out.

 

 

Climbing

Going climbing at the new this weekend. Next weekend Chris and I will be heading to the new again on Thurs night to take a climbing course. The course is a three day, 9 hour a day class on how to be a single pitch climbing guide. After we complete the course we will at some point have to take a 2 day, 8 hr a day test. Once we pass that we will be AMGA certified guides!!! I am so excited about that prospect!!!! In august I want to take a wilderness first responder course also. That is a high level wilderness first aid course. The downside to all this is....The guide course is $430, the test is $250, the first aid course is around $700 and between all these courses I will need to miss almost a full week of work! Very expensive adventure but Its training that will be GREAT to have!