Mates of State

So this last weekend started with a kick in the mouth with the kicker yet to remove said foot. With foot in mouth I proceeded southwards to the hive of scum and villainy that I call my home ....Vegas. Once there my compatriots and I gorged ourselves on sushi and sake. The next day with equally bloated bellies we split up myself and Dom heading to the oven that is Red Rock Canyon in August. Once there we made a vain attempt to climb, sweating out sushi and sake we managed 2 short pitches before retreating into the shade for the rest of the day. In the evening we saw the new Tarantino flick "Inglorious Bastards". Violent and funny with a few personal favorite characters it was a entertaining film. Met up with a friend at Charlie's and then took a nap of the most glorious kind. Waking at ten am the next day with the first good nights sleep in days under my belt myself and Dom headed out to the canyon for one more attempt. Before we left our other compatriot Nate stumbled through the door spent from a night wandering the Vegas strip. The gang reunited we climbed for several hours in the shade. After the day on the wall was done we did a little big city shopping and I am happy to say I have enough nan to last me for a month. Then it was time to return to the north lands. My mates and I drove all over the state.

Mates of State "Running Out"

You have the upper hand to open up the door

Running out, running out

Running out shouldn't give youth back

I have a hardened chain connected to my arms

Running out, running out should pull apart

Let's trade this tired home for all it's worth in paper

Running out, running out

Running out you react

Tired of singing

You're tied up never tired of singing

Tired of singing

Revolutionary minds never know to draw the line

Running out, running out

Running out like a fire so sweet

Tired of singing

You're tied up never tired of singing

Tired of singing

This will bring you closer

You want it, you want it

Imitating Bransby imitating them

This will bring out closer

Never have to say it

Tired of singing

Tired of singing

You're tied up never tired of singing

Tired of singing

Ely Week 1

So I just finished my first week of work and living in Ely. The world here is slightly different from the one in Elko. For one the restaurant selection is appalling there is also a very distinct lack in good drink. Otherwise the climbing is chossy and difficult to access. There is easily accessed mountain biking. The work is entirely office based, so overall kind of a boring place where people drink to much crappy beer. So yep looking forward to the end of this year and the beginning of school.

City O' Rocks

So this last weekend I took a group of students from the local college and a group of friends to the City of Rocks National Reserve in Idaho. Two and a half days of climbing, well rope gunning for me. After 60 hours of guiding I'm ready for a nap. I led and pulled 8 people up, Rain Dance 5.7 200ft, First Lead 5.6 65ft, Lowe Route 5.6 100ft, Wheat Thin 5.7+ 100ft, Rye Crisp 5.8+ 100ft, Pygmies Got Stoned 5.10b 75ft. I am tired my hips are sore. I'm feeling a bit of worry to my new job, I'm just not cut out for this office government work. I want to be guiding I want to be rafting I want to be back in my low desert. Its all the same up here ATVs, ranchers, hunting, drinking, office, sage, very very strange. I don't know how long I'm going to make it through this next contract. Maybe six months maybe more maybe less, I just don't think this is the right thing for me anymore. I need to be playing outside every day!

Oh ya listen to Justice's "D.A.N.C.E" quite good.

Daft Punk "Technologic"

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,

Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,

Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,

Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,

Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,

Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,

Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,

Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it,

Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,

View it, code it, jam - unlock it,

Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,

Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,

Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,

Scan it, send it, fax - rename it,

Touch it, bring it, Pay it, watch it,

Turn it, leave it, start - format it.

Technologic

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,

Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,

Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,

Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,

Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,

Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,

Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it,

Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,

View it, code it, jam - unlock it,

Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,

Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,

Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,

Scan it, send it, fax - rename it

Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,

Turn it, leave it, start - format it.

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,

Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,

Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,

Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,

Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,

Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,

Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,

Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it

Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,

Turn it, leave it, start - format it.

Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,

Cross it, crack it, switch - update it

Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,

View it, code it, jam - unlock it,

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,

Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,

Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,

Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,

Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,

Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,

Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,

Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,

Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,

Scan it, send it, fax - rename it,

Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,

Turn it, leave it, start - format it.

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,

Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,

Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,

Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,

Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,

Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,

Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,

Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it,

Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,

Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,

Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,

Scan it, send it, fax - rename it,

Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,

Turn it, leave it, start - format it.

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,

Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,

Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,

Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,

Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,

Load it, check it, quick - rewrite it,

Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,

Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it,

Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,

View it, code it, jam - unlock it,

Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,

Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,

Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,

Scan it, send it, fax - rename it,

Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,

Turn it, leave it, start - format it.

Technologic

Technologic

Technologic

Technologic

FUGAZI

Fucked Up Got Ambushed Zipped In

The Weakerthans "Confessions of a Futon-Revolutionist"

Held like water in you shaking hands are all the small defeats a day demands.

10-6 or 9-5 trying, dying to survive.

Never knowing what survival means.

Leave the apartment to buy alcohol.

Hang our diplomas on the bathroom wall.

Pick at the plaster chipped away,

survey some stunning tooth decay,

enlist the cat in the impending class-war.

Let's lay our bad day down here,

dear and make-believe we're strong,

or hum some protest song.

Like maybe "We Shall Overcome Someday."

Overcome the stupid things we say.

Say I needed more than this,

say I needed one more kiss.

We left that light on way too long now.

Let's plant a bomb at city-hall and kill an MLA.

We'll talk the night away.

You call in sick, I'll quit the word-games that I play.

I swear I way more than half believe it when I say that somewhere love and justice shine.

Cynicism falls asleep.

Tyranny talks to itself.

Sappy slogans all come true.

We forget to feed our fear.

Ruby Crest Trail

So I just spent 36hrs on the Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail in the Ruby Mountain range.
The trail is roughly 40 miles long (depending on start location), 40 miles of some rough terrain. The first day I hiked from Harrison Pass to Overland Lake the "halfway" point on the trail. Which put about 20 miles under my belt.

At Overland lake I ran into some friends who had started a day earlier than I. We had great food some tequila and good company. The night was one of broken sleep and bad weather, my main companion was Milo the dog, who was quite restless. I think in total I got around four hours of sleep. Not a big deal, with the lack of sleep taken in stride I grouped with my friends, taking it from myself and the dog to five people and two dogs. The first half of the second day was fairly uneventful, wonderful scenery and arduous uphill slogs. Then 4-5 miles from our second campsite we were hit by a storm. The storm brought us driving rain, dime sized hail, lightning that was directly over us, and a 30 degree drop in temperature. The decision was made to push for Roads end and finish that day. Which would put me at another 20 miles the second day. Exhausted, damp, sore, but in good spirits I finished the trail in almost exactly 36 hours.

Next time I'm doing it in 4-5 days so that I can truly enjoy the beauty of the Rubies.