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Saturday we loaded up the car and Angela and I went with the infamous Chad Greedy to the Poudre Canyon. It was a pleasant car ride and I was really psyched for Circadian Rhythm. I hadn’t yet had the combination of good conditions and two full rest days but today was the day. It was cool and cloudy and I felt well rested. When we got to the boulders at least 10 people were leaving. Their eyes were wild with stories of a ravenous mountain lion terrorizing the area near Tilt. They hadn’t actually seen the animal, but had heard its wild scream. Angela was apprehensive, but Chad and I were excited about possibly seeing this elusive creature. I felt the extra energy and it felt like a good thing. We were certainly on edge hiking into the boulders.

I got warmed up and felt very good. I did the final jump a few times and began trying from the start. My first few goes were good but I kept messing up the toe hook. I finally got it to work right and climbed to the end.

I had never felt so good at the end and punched it hard to the lip. I stuck it but I rushed and fell matching. It was disappointing, but I knew I had done a very good link and the send was close. I did the move I had just fallen on, took a nice rest and fired it!

I was very happy to have done such a classic boulder. This is one of those really great experiences in which it seemed at one time totally improbable, if not impossible, and now it had become a reality. I think this is an experience that all climbers have, and it is one of the coolest things about rock climbing. Circadian is a very classic problem, not only for its rock quality and position in the area, but its status as a Colorado winter time testpiece. We heard and saw nothing of the mountain lion.

I have some good video from Chad from the send, and I will try to get it up ASAP. I am waiting on pictures from Ben until I update Sunday’s events.

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