Photos by gblauer

Ok, I thought I was going to get my stitches out today. It didn't happen. Here is my foot, 9 days after surgery. It's still really sore and swollen. Now I have to do gentle range of motion exercises. It hurts when I do it. Left foot will be done on November 23rd.

Mitch and I did a canopy tour; you take the chairlift up spring mountain and then make your way down the mountain on a series of ziplines and high ropes elements. It was lots of fun.

Ted enjoying one of the 10c pitches on Treasure of the Sierra Madre. After a balancey start, the rest of the pitch was easy going.

Mitchal is enjoying the climbing on Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

Dave Bundus enjoys a beautiful day on one of the 5.9 pitches on Snott Girlz. Photo by Mark Bergman

Dawn is starting off on the amazingly exposed Skywalker Traverse.

After taking the Arno Ilgner Rock Warrior class I evaluated my fall consequences and took some big air on the Sanford Wall. Photo by Mitchal.

You can always try flying! This is what Mitchal gave me for my birthday. This is a photo of me flying through the air with the greatest of ease (with the help of the trapeze club in New Paltz). It was a BLAST, a great rest day activity.

Winnie topping out as Gail watches. This is the top of P3, right at the skywalker traverse. May the force be with you.

My first splitter crack. This was a perfect climb. My feet and hands fit perfectly into the crack.

Winnie leading the well bolted final slab on Skywalker

Winnie at the slab section of P1. She did a fine job on a pretty spicy slab

Leroy, Winnie and Gail walking into the Shannon Falls climbing area. YOu wander through amazingly beautiful old growth forest. It's so soft underfoot.

Costellobr leading Run for the Border in the waning light on a warm day at the end of January. Photo by Mitchal.

Mitchal on the new climb "el volvo scorcho", a 5.9 on the mini super wall.

Costellobr on Run for the Border, on a fine winter day in January, 2005. Photo by Mitchal.

We climbed Ewephoria, but, finished up on Too Tough to Die.

gblauer after exiting the chimney.

gblauer practicing her slab moves. Not a lot of chance to practice slab at the gunks.

gblauer working hard on the slab.

This is day 15, my foot is feeling much better and the stitches are finally out! Hooray. I still can't put on a shoe, the bandages are too big so I am stuck in a surgical boot. I am going to a personal trainer 2x per week, it's amazing how weak I am. I figured climbing would have made me a lean, mean machine, but, I am a weakling compared to my fellow trainees. My next surgery is in 4 days, they will be dragging me into the OR.

Once you finish Johnny Vegas you have an "interesting" exposed scramble to the Solar Slab Terrace. Just don't fall!

Mitchal doing a fine job stemming his way up Philo Corner. Never knew he was so gumby like!

G belaying gblauer on the second pitch of POD. (Unknown climber on Dream of Wild Turkeys). It was so cold and windy (40s) that we had to bail at the end of the second pitch. Photo from the ground by Mitchal. POD is sustained and really hard when you can't feel you hands and feet.

After waiting for the rain to stop and the rocks to dry we hit the Black Corridor. This is Mitchal climbing Bon Ez.