So I started traditional climbing,  after about 7 years of putting it off.

It’s a beautiful feeling,  flowing freely on the rock,  just I and a mechanical tool between us. There’s something zen about the sport,  which is exponentially more mental than anything else I’ve undertaken.

I dig it.

(From left to right: Black Diamond x4, sizes .3 and .1, old school hexes, and Camp Evo Tricams.  Thank you Rock and Snow for the great beta on beginner trad racks. )