8/28/08

Is it August Already?

Earlier this month I went on a road bike tour of Idaho with Shelly, Ross & Ed – we rode over 400 miles in a week - took in some fabulous scenery, tackled plenty of rough hill climbs, relaxed in the lava hot springs, explored the local breweries, laughed so much that my face and abs were sore – basically had a blast every single day of the ride! Thanks Guys!


Ed, Carrie, Shelly, Me, Ross & a giant potato

Beautiful Idaho scenery

Me on a road in Idaho

Ed and a geyser in Soda Springs

After miles of riding all summer my legs feel super strong but I’ve got the itch to climb again! Not just bouldering mind you, I’m dying to do some trad & sport climbing! Frank and I decided to start exploring more of our local areas. We’ve lived in Flagstaff for 8 years but we haven’t climbed at several of the areas Flagstaff has to offer - embarrassing. This past weekend we hit The West Elden boulders – well, we wanted to check out the trad climbing there but got sucked into the bouldering. We thought this might happen so luckily we brought a crash pad. We had so much fun! We’re definitely going back to boulder but a handful of routes were calling our names… I love Flagstaff.

Frank exploring the West Elden Boulders

Sunset after a fun day at West Elden

Right now I’m trying to catch up with work since I’ve been on vacation. Ugh! Summer’s not over yet, My Dad & Marla are arriving tomorrow for their annual Flagstaff adventure. Lots of climbing, mountain biking & kayaking to be done and next weekend I’m dragging them to the Pine Mountain Pulldown for the ultimate climbing festival. My goal is to make sure they return home good & tired ;-)

My Dad & Marla on their 2007 Flagstaff Adventure

8/6/08

Looking for a fun place to play!


I'm planning our fall trips to climbing areas and events. If you know of any events this fall where a VooDoo Climbing Hold & Crash Pad Booth would be welcome please send an email to gina@voodooholds.com
I promise to bring lots of screaming deals on VooDoo Climbing & Bouldering Gear!
Looking forward to a fabulous fall season "on the rocks"
Cheers!
Gina

8/1/08

New Climbing Gym - Hangar 18 Riverside

The New Hangar 18 in Riverside, CA opens tomorrow! I hear climbing is free on the grand opening day - too bad Riverside is about 8 hours from here. Congrats Zach & Louie - the gym looks beautiful!

Construction shots of the new gym: