Photos by rck_climber

Finally home a week after my shoulder surgery. Remains to be seen how well I'll be able to use it - there's a long road (12-24 months) of physical therapy ahead. I hope to be pulling rock in 9 months :-).

Here's a better pic of the contraption they've got me in following my reconstructive shoulder surgery on January 11th, 2005. Try sleeping in this thing - yeah right!

Here's the scrape I got from my 9-hour reconstructive shoulder surgery on January 11th, 2005. Despite doc's opinion, I hope to be pulling rock in 9 months.

Here's a picture of Josh, Matt and Mick after climbing Montezuma's tower at the Garden fo the Gods in Colorado Springs, CO. Great climb, great friends.

This is Mick Leach nabbing an onsight of Huecos Rancheros (5.10c) in Penitente Canyon, CO. Notice the bum shoulder out of socket :D; oh well, they're going to operate anyways, might as well make those docs earn their pay.

This is my partner, Matt and I at the Garden of the Gods last year. We climb here together every day - well, every day our wives will let us.

Left to Right: Matt, Mick.

This is Scott jamming his way up Snuggles, 5.8+ on his first EVER climb - not bad Scott :). This is an excellent sustained hand-crack in the Garden of the Gods.

This is me laying back the overhanging crux of There Goes the Neighborhood, 5.10a at the Garden on 21 Apr 02. It took us about an hour to figure out the layback move on

My partner, Matt Tjaden (rockhopper25) climbing Anaconda (5.11c) in the Garden of the Gods of Colorado.

North Ridge of Montezuma's Tower (5.7) in the Garden of the Gods of Colorado Springs is one of the mos

Anaconda (5.11c) in the Garden of the Gods of Colorado Springs is an incredibly majestic climb. Here I am clipping the second fixed piece after sewing up the bottom section. The precarious perch below propelled me to place an extra piece or three.

This is me at the top of Elevenmile Dome 2 or 3 years ago. Not a great pic of me, but a gorgeous look down into the canyon - One of the most beautiful places I've had the opportunity to climb yet.

This was taken 2 years ago at Shelf Road, CO on "Back Her Up The Wall and Caulk Her(5.11)". Ah, yes, my first (of many) unsuccessful attempt on a 5.11 :-).