2-28-09

Went ice climbing at Sandstone with Mitch, Mark and Me (Joe alias Ramblin' Man). We met Masuo, Angie and Chris for a full day of ice climbing. The weather was around 10 degrees and the climbing was great ! My favorite climb of the day was a mixed route called "Turf Wars". The ice pillar at the start of the climb was really short but engaging. The rest of the climb really engaged my core and was challenging but intensely exciting. The climb is about 60 feet long and predominantly dry tooling. We had a great day of climbing and companionship, I met two new friends to contact for future ice and rock climbing. I love ice climbing ! I train to climb and climb to train, what a wonderful time. Crisp clean winter air, beautiful scenery and intense excitement with friends that are kindred spirits.