the Truest of OLDGUYDOTCOM status, Brett Favre

today i witnessed the dismantlement of the chicago bears by brett favre and the minnesota vikings. i truly believe that brett favre is the definition of what it means to be oldguydotcom. he has only gotten older, and only gotten better, and is only having more and more fun. you can see that he really is doing this for no other reason than to have fun playing the game. i would love to be able to channel some Favre and get that feeling every time i go out to the crag or to the gym. bravo favre, you are an inspiration to all of us who sometimes feel we are past our prime, but are realizing we are only getting better. now if only i could stop eating so much.

little si thanksgiving weekend

we were originally going to go to bozeman to see my dad and the rest of the family, but when we realized that wasnt going to happen, i planned to go to smith over the weekend. that didnt happen either. so bret and I and his new little dachshund zoe, headed up to little si today to check the fitness. it was pretty wet and pretty cold but a few things were dry.
it felt pretty good to get out and check fitness. i have been feeling that i was not going to be able to maintain any kind of shape through the winter because i eat a lot and get really unpsyched on training in the gym. but today i was able to run 2 laps on chronic (13b) with some wet holds and much numbing of the hands. it felt good. we did a couple on aborigine (11b), bret did a really wet ascent of techno (12c), he did a couple on chronic as well as a really good, through the crux burn, on dr. evil (14a). it was nice to see that we both had a good base to come into the winter and it was nice to see that it is staying with us. we also did a lap on rainy day women (11c/12a).
pretty psyched to get outside in the pouring rain in the end of november. staying psyched.

Alpental Opening day 2009

today Alpental opened. i have grown up riding up there and still make a point to always have a pass so i can revisit what it has always meant to me.
pretty bad coverage but there were for sure some really fun lines on chair 1. chair 2 was open but i only took one run up there. it was pretty pitted out all was closed except edelweiss bowl. i'll bet with one more big dump and it is going to be going off.
regardless, it was a blast and even when im by myself i always have a great time. something special about the drive up, the shred, and the drive down. old times never get old.

Thanksgiving 2009

just spent last night and today in port townsend with my wifes dad and his family. he is the capt of a 68ft racing schooner built in 1909. the schooner martha is a pretty big deal.
we stayed the night on the ship and made a great dinner. it was wonderful. pretty amazing boat.

sounders army

coach kyle and baby koen

my long time rival and friend, coach kyle of the world famous team texas climbing group, has just had a baby. here he is with baby koen. for many years coach kyle and i have fought for the team championship. team texas has won the team championship for ropes for the past like 8 years, except for 2006 where they didnt compete. their success is all because of kyle. he will not admit this, but he has built the best competitive climbing program in the world. he is one of the most dedicated people i know and i have always tried to catch up to what he is doing. i have modeled much of what we do after him and his program. i would not have been where i have been without him and what he has done with his team.
congratulations to coach kyle and his wife. welcome to the world little one, just stay away from the gym for a while and hope you dont look like your dad.

drews size 2 V10s

now that kids are starting to crush routes i would like for shoe companies to start making shoes that are small enough and good enough.
rudy found a few pairs of size 2 V10s for drew. they are awesome.