Gear Crazy

Oh, there are plenty of other things I could be spending my money on right now. Girly things... like clothes, or jewelry or makeup. But, somehow I find myself building my trad rack. I now have a double set of BD C4's from .5 to 2 with a couple of singles on either end of this & I just bought a six-pack of Metolius TCU's from 00-4. I'm not sure what my total investment in gear is at this point, but it's well over $1k with my cams, nuts, alpine draws, quick draws, rope, shoes, beaners, GriGri, webbing, etc...

With all of this gear, the pressure is on to actually have fun putting it all to use. I have a group climb trip to WV coming up in a week, but we will only be climbing trad for 1 or 2 days on this trip. So, without a regular trad partner, I basically have 3 choices to get some trad experience: find a random partner, hire a guide, or do some moc-leading on top rope.

I just met a "random partner" at the climb gym the other night, but I'm too hesitant to take him up on his offer to trad climb. So, this weekend I've decided to break in the newly expanded rack with some moc-leading on top rope. It feels sort of silly to moc-lead, especially when people are watching you, but its valid practice for gear placement. Can't wait to try out the new cams!