Sunday, March 19, 2006
planet of the apes
Today, Keith and I went climbing in Malibu Creek State Park. We started at the Apes Wall, but it was so crowded that we decided to bypass climbing there and head back behind the rock pool to look for some open routes. The Apes Wall is so named because one of the Planet of the Apes movies has a scene filmed in front of it.
In order to reach some open routes, we traversed around the pool to find some not as crowded routes. Traversing around the rock pool was an adventure of its own. We were basically climbing horizontally just inches above a deep and cold pool of water. I was so scared about falling and dropping all of our expensive gear in the water. I made Keith take multiple traverse trips and carry all the gear.
After doing a few climbs behind the pool, we traversed back (again with Keith making multiple trips) and got on the Apes Wall. Then the sun started to set and, cold and tired, we headed back to the car.
A very fun day!
In order to reach some open routes, we traversed around the pool to find some not as crowded routes. Traversing around the rock pool was an adventure of its own. We were basically climbing horizontally just inches above a deep and cold pool of water. I was so scared about falling and dropping all of our expensive gear in the water. I made Keith take multiple traverse trips and carry all the gear.
After doing a few climbs behind the pool, we traversed back (again with Keith making multiple trips) and got on the Apes Wall. Then the sun started to set and, cold and tired, we headed back to the car.
A very fun day!
// posted by Behavior Analyst @ 8:25 PM 
