My secret Place.

1. The sunsets are almost otherworldly.
2. Placing gear isn't easy and sometimes it's scary but it's always fun.
3. The bending River from high on the wall looks like a giant snake hunting for prey.
4. The movement here is like a dance. Every hand and foot placed feels like your getting away with robbery.
5. The wonderful fragrant of sage fills the air.
6. I love awkward routes that tend to use interesting techniques. There is an area here that tends to accomplish that every time.
7. The Falcons and eagles and vultures are the real kings of this land and I will gladly sit back on a ledge and watch them survey there kingdom from above.
8. So I don't have a partner. no problem. It's only as hard as walking into the park and asking.
9. The kindness and love that comes from the community here can't be measured. It's to great.
10. Climbing here makes me happy.

What place am I talking about. The answer doesn't really matter. I love it. You don't have to but I bet you have a place that's special to you. There's no need to dance through the forest singing songs about your special place. You don't even have to share it with the land of forums if you don't want to but remember that we all have one. Nurture those who are new to the sport and learn from those who have mastered it. Encourage inspiration through passion and positivity. We are all a part of the community of athletes and enthusiasts that live and die for the art we love so much. The sports ethics and styles will change as the years pass. Some for the better and maybe some for the worse. Embrace what you love and fight for what you believe in. but remember that by saying something, you are an ambassador of the sport. Many people new to the sport may read what you write, or listen to what you say. Please respect and acknowledge those that disagree with you. Share kindness not cynicism, wisdom not ridicule, peace not war.

Don't respond Vagenius. We know where your special place is.

Planet Granite for a gym is my special place, outside would be Boulder Canyon...I know it comes a surprise , but maybe it's because I know it so well.

It was a place of ...

• steep side hills;
• stinging nettles,
• devils club;
• tall evergreens;
• brook trout;
• and tunnels buried deep for more than just the creek to pass under the highway.

Splatte spires, because it's there

My special place described this time of year.

1. The sunsets and sunrises are dramatic pink and oranges.
2. Placing gear is easy as driving a screw in to the cool blue ice, and sometimes it's scary but it's always fun.
3. The little creek flowing through the canyon babbles under a layer of ice and snow.
4. The movement here is just a matter of balance. Every hand and foot placed it your own personal jug.
5. The wonderful fragrant of cold, frost and pine fills the air.
6. Owls and eagles can be seen hunting in the snow, some time bobcat tracks are seen atop of the icy flows.
7. Sometimes I don't have a partner either, but there are plenty of spots to set up a TR solo with a micro-traxion, or more often than not a fellow soloer can be found to run some laps with.
8. The kindness and love that comes from the community here can't be measured. It's to great.
9. On some cold chilly nights while dancing on the ice the Northern Lights can be seen, there is something to behold after the head lamp is turned off, and climbing under the Aurora.
10. Climbing here makes me happy.

Smith!?

Hope all is well Derrick!

-Scott