Where to begin? Well for starters, my back feels loads better than previous days. I'm still not gonna press it by climbing tomorrow. I did get out to the Mission for a Five Ten shoe demo to try on sizes for shoes I would like to order. I wasn't there schmoozing it up like some people I saw. Get in, get the sizes, say hi to Dave K (the rep) and Steve, and get the fuck out of there. It was way too hot for anything in there. How can you climb in an oven? I don't know. But the routes looked really cool. The bouldering there looked like turds. It used to be rad back in the day like....the 90's. It was this rad cave that was long and sick. The Presidio gym tried to reinvent the idea. It's not as good as the original (then again, you can never top the first of anything unless it sucks so bad). Anyone whose been climbing in the Bay Area knows what I'm talking about.
Anyways, I had to escape the madness of people there. It was so weird but every time I go there I get a weird vibe like I should not be here. So I walked back to the train. I feel more at home walking around downtown seeing homeless and buying them a meal at BK (king size that shit) than I do at Sweaty Pits (Mission Cliffs). Oh well. I'd rather take Bridges any day over that place. I even walked out one night after trying to warm up there and went to Bridges. Here are my reasons for leaving (like you give a shit, but hey you're reading so I might as well make this interesting...)
Top 5 Reasons for not bouldering in the Mission
#1 It's always way too hot
#2 It's almost always overcrowded with people
#3 Holds are over greased
#4 Someone is likely standing under you as you climb, creating a hazard; It's not their fault it's so tight and cramped up there
#5 Because it's not worth the $18 round trip fare on BART
There's my reasons. If you have a Top 5 something or other you feel is better (probably is) then leave a comment. Best one gets put up. You have until Friday fools.
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