Lynn Hill Blogs : A Rock Climber Blogs

I went bouldering in Estes Park near Glacier Lake yesterday with Katie
Brown. It was the first time I had been there and it was beautiful! The rock is a strange mixture of granite and some other kind of black intrusion that looks like diorite. I forgot my shoes so I went barefoot until I ran into a friend who happened to have shoes that fit me perfectly- and they were even La Sportiva shoes previously owned by Beth Rodden. I never really liked the Katana shoes until I climbed in them yesterday. They were perfect for bouldering since they are easy to put on and take off (velcro closure system), they are more supportive on small edges and have a more procise heel cup design than the Mantras. I think maybe they were a better size (34) than the ones I had tried before. We had fun for a few hours before the rain, thunder and lightening “dampened” our day.