Catching up a bit...

Spring has definitely sprung here in Bishop - that means the windy season and sometimes dust and my entryway filling up with flower petals - there are worse things in the world.

I finished up some of the YogaSlackerTAO trip reports... Here in stratigraphic order are Hawaii and New Zealand.

on top of Olomana first peak with Nalumon

Hawaii:
http://www.electricant.net/grundyman/hawaii2016.html

on top of Tongariro

NewZealand North Island:
http://www.electricant.net/grundyman/nzn2016.html

on top of a round rock

New Zealand South Island Pt 2:
http://www.electricant.net/grundyman/nzspt2_2016.html

pack rafting down the Hawea

New Zealand South Island Pt 1.
http://www.electricant.net/grundyman/nzs2016.html


Back in Bishop it is time to get back in shape - climbing peaks, mountain biking, running, bouldering - the usual.

Julie jumps on top of Tungsten Peak

Julie on "French Press" - I finally sent this

this guy was on the Buttermilk Rd.

Red Rock Rendezvous 2016 plus

Once again I was teaching slacklining at the Red Rock Rendezvous with Tom Widdison. We set up the slack park on Friday and taught classes Sat and Sunday. We were joined by fellow YogaSlacker Nalumon who was a great help in setting up and taking down. As usual it was nice to catch up with some old and new friends there.

Nalumon tests out the rodeo line

sunrise is usually quite nice here - although I was hoping for some clouds

Nalumon slowly losing it in a timed lock-off - (she made 1:21)

getting ready for the Tom and Tom show

After the RRR we went Climbing on Monday before Tom had to head back to work. Nalumon and I did her first multipitch climb - Frogland on Tuesday. Things were a little more exciting than we wanted since we were behind a party of 3 and did the last pitch and the descent in the dark - still we have learned to bring headlamps so it wasn't that big of a deal. We did more sport climbing Wed and then hiked into Arizona hot springs for a relaxing overnight before I dropped her off at Caesar's Palace for a different Vegas experience.

Tom W belays Nalumon at Cannibal Crag

Nalumon way down below on Frogland

and almost to the end of the pitch

Nalumon at a belay

we topped out well after dark.

Nalumon took this pic of me leaping into the frigid Colorado R.

before jumping in herself

the ladder up to the hot springs on the hike out

The next day I got some library internet time and visited an Asian grocery store before driving back to Bishop in the rain.