It is absolutely frigid here at the moment. The high today was less than 40°F, and at night it's been going below 20°F! I woke up this morning to semi-frozen milk and water, and when I looked out my windows from my sleeping bag I noticed ice crystals on the inside of my car. While getting up in the morning has been a little miserable we've still been climbing, because while it's not comfortable the friction is great. When it's this cold there's no moisture on your hands and shoes, and with the sandstone here having the course texture it does you just seem to stick to the rock. Once we warm up by our morning fire, get some hot food and coffee, and wait for noon so its gets a little less freezing we go out and climb.
With the help of these great climbing conditions yesterday I managed to send a V10 in one session. Called Finger Hut it climbs through four very small holds after which it's big holds to the top. I'm going to try and get some photos/video of it tomorrow so my next post will contain those. I'm also going to include a photo of my car setup (as per the suggestion of my Dad), as that's where I've been sleeping in my makeshift plywood bed with my plywood and 2x4 shelf next to it. While it's still cold it's much better than a tent!
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