SLC Weekend

Alison and I actually had a weekend off together last week, so we elected to visit our friends Kelly and Julie down in Salt Lake City.  It was a good time to get out, cuz the weather in STP was hot and humid.  SLC was just hot, but not bad at all.  There's mountains to head into there where the temps are cooler.  

We spent Saturday in Little Cottonwood Canyon, where we end up pretty much every time we go to UT, seeing as it's awesome.  Alison and I climbed Pentapitch, while Kelly and Julie climbed Neuromancer, just to the left of Pentapitch.  It was good trad leading for me after being in the gym so much, and it was Alison's first multi-pitch climb.  Even with the light grade, it was challenging for both of us mentally.  For Alison, it was the length of the climb, and for me it was the airy crux on lead, which involved the worst protection and most committing climbing on the route.  Nothing unsafe, just mentally taxing as a fall would be exciting.  

After climbing we had a great evening of chilling out and eating in Sugarhouse, the part of SLC that our friends live in.  I think it's the St Paul of UT, as parts of it remind me of here.  

Sunday was pretty relaxed, as we did church in the morning, then slacklined with a Jamba Juice visit till it was time to head to the airport and return to MN.  

Definitely a good weekend, and we didn't miss the humidity.  

Our butts hiking up to the Pentapitch area:

Little Cottonwood is always pretty:

Slacklining in Sugurhouse Park:

Finally learned to sit on the line: