I finished work today around five as usual. I then began to make my way to the gas station since I had been pushing the limits a bit much as to how far I can go below the "E." Well, I found the limit since I only made it two buildings down from my office when I ran out of gas. I ran back to work, grabbed a gas can, ran to the gas station, then ran back to my car (there was some intermittent walking in between the running). I did all this hurrying because I was planning to meet Mike Schultz at six to go climbing. Getting gas at the station took a little while so I was about 15 minutes late to Mike's house, but I made it nonetheless. We headed down to Little Cottonwood Canyon to Mexican Crack. This is the most difficult crack climb I have done to date. It is a 5.10a with a really awkward start followed by a long crack that traverses left at the top. Mike did it first and I followed and cleaned the gear. It proved to be a very fun route while it was very difficult. I nearly gave up at the beginning since I couldn't even make it more than 4 feet above ground, then I made that move and was able to keep going. I had to take a break or two, but all in all I feel like I climbed it pretty well and definitely learned a lot about crack climbing today. When I finished we cleaned up and met like every friend I have ever had down at Jordan Commons to see the fourth installment in the Die Hard series - Live Free or Die Hard. I enjoyed it. Much of it was somewhat ridiculous and unbelievable, but it was fun to watch. The first Die Hard was great, the second one sucked, and the third and fourth are good for just simple entertainment value. If you have a couple hours to kill, I would suggest seeing it. Peace.
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