AUTUMN

I climbed this today, on lead, placing my own gear, without having a take or fall or barfing on my belayer. I placed gear from hand and foot jams. I committed to a few laybacks.

I climbed it after one clean run on TR and a clean TR run on Rock Wars.

I almost lost it. I got to the steep section at the top. My heart was pounding. I was shaking. My foot skidded off. The gold cam was at my waist. I wanted to take. Andy yelled at me. I kept going.

I lead a 5.9 trad crack. Personal best. Met my crack-leading goal. Fuck yeah!