Well, being a high school student and a climber puts me in an interesting predicament. I have 3 months with very few obligations and all the time I could ask for... during the hottest portion of the year. With the motto "beggars can't be choosers" in mind, I took advantage of the cards I've been dealt, putting almost 1,000 miles a week on Sanchez the van over the course of July. My main project this summer has been Demon Daze, a 20+ ft boulder problem behind the Elephant Rock formation in the City of Rocks. Unfortunately the heat has been affecting the amount of time I can climb it during any given day, and now, after 3 sessions, the send still eludes me. Even without adding another major tick to my list, the summer has been full of good times spent amongst great friends out on the rock and in some of Idaho's coolest places (mainly just the city). Unfortunately, I have two HUGE assignments due at the beginning of my senior year, so climbing in august will be limited to one big 10 day adventure in Utah, of which there will be photos!
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