Nature Calls: November 2006 Archives

Not the first ABS competition of the year, but the first for me this season. O-town (Orlando, for the uninitiated), at Aiguille Rock Climbing Gym.

Let me just say, for the record, that the routes set at Aiguille were freakin' great. I had the same opinion of last season's comp at Aiguille, and I wasn't disappointed this year. Their route-setters are just incredibly good. Granted, this was a bouldering comp, so I don't know how their vertical routes are (and as we know from the Gainsville gym, good bouldering doesn't mean good vert), but the bouldering alone is worth a visit.

The comp was a great time, the gym and routes was as excellent as usual, the event handlers were positive. Even the chili-dogs were good. Did I place? No. But I feel good about how I climbed this event, and I'll probably do even better at the next one, in Melbourne. Mikey's blog is starting to contain some seriously interesting entries these days. Some might say Mike's on crack. Those that know better, know it's not him on the crack. Take a look, you just might like what you read. And if you do, you've come to the right place.