Cast off that demon

The Early Days

Check out the Old School album from back in the early days of TSM. This is Josh cranking out an uber classic in Little Cottonwood Canyon. 

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Little Cottonwood Canyon is one of Utah's finest canyons for all disciplines of climbing, and because it's so close to the Salt Lake Valley, it's served as one of the oldest crags, and is a classic testing ground for any serious climber in Utah.  Bouldering in LCC is a unique and often frustrating experience for anyone that isn't used to funky granite pulling on greasy crystals and invisible slopers.  I wouldn't call myself a boulderer, but if I'm ever feeling too confident in my climbing abilities I just put on my small shoes and try to find the easiest way, up the hardest line to the top of a rock.  It takes patience, discipline, and ZERO pride.  This last week we've been checking out the younger area called 'White Pine', it's an area that still needs developing, and offers awesome bouldering!



The experience was beautiful, looking up at beautiful lines, and trying to beta out seemingly impossible moves is all part of the game. While bouldering is not my forte, I hope to become more well rounded as a climber and reconnect with the whole point of climbing...which is in my opinion, pushing yourself to your limit at the limits of the wild..breathing in the natural high that is life.



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