Bring your Guns!

Okay, I brought mine. Early in 2012, Tom and I put up a slew of new problems right next to the road...turns out, those were some hidden gems we hadn´t checked out all the years. One of the problems put up soon became a nemesis of mine. I tried it once in good conditions but then gave up to save skin for Yankee Bayonet, of which I got the FA that day. All other attempts either occurred in bad conditions or were marred by my increasing frustration about the problem which felt harder every time I tried it. After drinking a bit too much celebrating New Year´s, I hiked up around noon on Jan. 1st and...just did it. It took two goes. Admitted, it was cold and sunny aka prime conditions but anyway, the epic is over. I can finally walk up to that boulder and not feel instantly compelled to try it despite being annoyed the moment I set my eyes on it.