I started thinking about where I hadn’t been before I found a reference and it
been before I found a reference and it
been before I found a reference and it said something to the effect of the
said something to the effect of the
said something to the effect of the fascinating and mysterious moose and Dom
fascinating and mysterious moose and Dom
fascinating and mysterious moose and Dom Peninsula and that was about all it said
Peninsula and that was about all it said
Peninsula and that was about all it said marks and it’s probably one of the most
marks and it’s probably one of the most
marks and it’s probably one of the most prolific exploratory rock climbers of
prolific exploratory rock climbers of
prolific exploratory rock climbers of his generation he always has a plan to
his generation he always has a plan to
his generation he always has a plan to go somewhere that you didn’t even know
go somewhere that you didn’t even know
go somewhere that you didn’t even know had rock climbing or you didn’t even
had rock climbing or you didn’t even
had rock climbing or you didn’t even know existed some of the most
know existed some of the most
know existed some of the most interesting stuff I’ve ever seen in the
interesting stuff I’ve ever seen in the
interesting stuff I’ve ever seen in the world
world
world sort of jagged limestone Peaks that just
sort of jagged limestone Peaks that just
sort of jagged limestone Peaks that just fall straight into the water or rock and
fall straight into the water or rock and
fall straight into the water or rock and water and that’s it we should be able to
water and that’s it we should be able to
water and that’s it we should be able to find something good I mean there’s just
find something good I mean there’s just
find something good I mean there’s just miles and miles of coastline of rock
miles and miles of coastline of rock
miles and miles of coastline of rock we’re hoping that the rock is going to
we’re hoping that the rock is going to
we’re hoping that the rock is going to be good soloing is defined by climbing
be good soloing is defined by climbing
be good soloing is defined by climbing without a rope and so deep water soloing
without a rope and so deep water soloing
without a rope and so deep water soloing is soloing rock climbs above deep water
is soloing rock climbs above deep water
is soloing rock climbs above deep water it’s a relatively new branch of rock
it’s a relatively new branch of rock
it’s a relatively new branch of rock climbing deepwater cell and can be
climbing deepwater cell and can be
climbing deepwater cell and can be dangerous
dangerous
dangerous the water turns into rock when you go
the water turns into rock when you go
the water turns into rock when you go high enough you will really hurt
high enough you will really hurt
high enough you will really hurt yourself
thought this is the first time that I’ve
thought this is the first time that I’ve ever deep water so load climbing with
ever deep water so load climbing with
ever deep water so load climbing with two young guns as we like to call them
two young guns as we like to call them
two young guns as we like to call them and they’re telling me about stories of
and they’re telling me about stories of
and they’re telling me about stories of people who have died who landed wrong
people who have died who landed wrong
people who have died who landed wrong it’s kind of an interesting
it’s kind of an interesting
it’s kind of an interesting juxtaposition to have mark who’s this
juxtaposition to have mark who’s this
juxtaposition to have mark who’s this veteran climber who’s climbed all over
veteran climber who’s climbed all over
veteran climber who’s climbed all over the world and so he’s kind of at that
the world and so he’s kind of at that
the world and so he’s kind of at that point in his in his career where he’s
point in his in his career where he’s
point in his in his career where he’s brought things down a notch but then you
brought things down a notch but then you
brought things down a notch but then you have Alex and Hazel who are at the point
have Alex and Hazel who are at the point
have Alex and Hazel who are at the point in their career where they’re only
in their career where they’re only
in their career where they’re only bringing it atop notches constantly
we tried it in the evening it sort of
we tried it in the evening it sort of lowest tide and you could actually hit
lowest tide and you could actually hit
lowest tide and you could actually hit the bottom they’re pushing me I’ve had
the bottom they’re pushing me I’ve had
the bottom they’re pushing me I’ve had to expand the boundaries of what I
to expand the boundaries of what I
to expand the boundaries of what I thought was reasonable to climb without
thought was reasonable to climb without
thought was reasonable to climb without a rope on this trip it’s been really
a rope on this trip it’s been really
a rope on this trip it’s been really cool to experience all these kind of
cool to experience all these kind of
cool to experience all these kind of different perspectives on you know
different perspectives on you know
different perspectives on you know landscape that’s really different the
landscape that’s really different the
landscape that’s really different the climb that we did of this huge buttress
climb that we did of this huge buttress
climb that we did of this huge buttress above the village of sybbie we’re in for
above the village of sybbie we’re in for
above the village of sybbie we’re in for it I mean this thing is gigantic was
it I mean this thing is gigantic was
it I mean this thing is gigantic was just an amazing day in the mountains one
just an amazing day in the mountains one
just an amazing day in the mountains one of my best experiences because it got us
of my best experiences because it got us
of my best experiences because it got us up high could see all these limestone
up high could see all these limestone
up high could see all these limestone fingers extending out into the Persian
fingers extending out into the Persian
fingers extending out into the Persian Gulf I know that that will be you know
Gulf I know that that will be you know
Gulf I know that that will be you know one of those days that I kind of always
one of those days that I kind of always
one of those days that I kind of always look back on is one of the highlights of
look back on is one of the highlights of
look back on is one of the highlights of my climbing career to see the world
my climbing career to see the world
my climbing career to see the world really is kind of the essence of it for
really is kind of the essence of it for
really is kind of the essence of it for me the cultural experience and to meet
me the cultural experience and to meet
me the cultural experience and to meet new people I’m doing this for the
new people I’m doing this for the
new people I’m doing this for the adventure
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