Back to Business

After six weeks of painful resting I am finally back in the game! It is now my third week on climbing and I have had no problems with my fingers, heart, etc. etc.

In the past weeks I have seen a cardiologist, an endocrinologist, and a hand specialist. All of my appointments went well and it looks like I'll be in good shape for the upcoming competition and summer season! My finger is still sprained, I had torn my collateral ligament so it is partially healed. Fortunately, with the help of tape, I can climb again!

Unfortunately however, I missed the little window of spring climbing :(

As most of you New Englanders know, this window was very small...it lasted about 2 weekends in April....thanks snow...and rain. My first day back outdoors was a couple of Fridays ago, where I learned the hard way that summer was approaching fast (see pictures below).

After fending off mosquitoes and dying of heat at the same time, I came to the conclusion that a summer climbing checklist needed to be created. This list is based on the things I forgot to bring that one treacherous bouldering day at Farley. So, here is my checklist for the upcoming weeks:

SUMMER CHECKLIST:
1. Bugspray
2. Hair elastic...or just maybe a haircut
3. Brush(es)
4. Chalk!!
5. Shorts
6. Water
7. A climbing rope because sending hard problems is nonexistent during the days of New England summers.

Fending off mosquitoes with a sweatshirt and jeans.

Fending off mosquitoes with a towel.

...I guess the only good thing about the summer heat/rain everyday is that I can focus on the upcoming world cup in Vail!!! So psyched!!!!!!!