Ending one season in order to recover for the next

Well today was a bittersweet end to the rock climbing season.  Three of my fellow students and i pulled together a somewhat last minute trip out to marble canyon today....The weather looked good enough and though chilly we decided that one last climb for the season was in order.  

Well it all went well for the first four pitches and then we got on the hardest part of the climb and something about the day just shut me down and my head just wasn't in this climb that i had climbed two weeks earlier!  So rather than push things we admitted defeat and began heading down.

As i began pulling the final rappel rope down someone looked up and realized there was a knot tied in the end(for those of you not fluent in rappelling systems, this situation would mean the rope would be stuck in the anchor)  Well we were fortunate that the rope was just within reach of a bolt protected climb about four bolts off the ground.  So once again I began climbing up.  A few moves up I felt a shot of pain through my left hand, forearm and finger.  As they lowered me down on the rope I realized that rock climbing was over for the season.  

So here I sit trying to learn how to type with this chunk of metal on my finger as I have many papers due this month.  

Though climbing is done for the season, things arn't so bad.  As temperatures start to drop ice climbing is beginning to creep on to everyones mind and skiing is just around the corner.  But for now its back to the books and climbing one handed at the gym!  I wish everyone joy as the cold creeps in and hope that some of you are as excited for it as me!  Until next time!