05/31/2012: Ralph Stover

Spent the day with a guide (Andrew) from Doylestown Rock Gym, going over building anchors and placing protection. The day was primarily to make sure I've been doing things correctly, and I was! He showed me how to set up anchors a lot quicker! Next time at Rick's Rocks it'll be a breeze. I did get one top roped climb in on the Chain Reaction Buttress called "No Self Control" (rated 5.6) After totally screwing the first move, I flew up the thing with no real issues. I think next time before I start a climb I will take a little extra time to "map out" the route.