Summer+Colorado

THE CRACK

So in between camps on Wednesday night we went into town and ate some diner. We were planning on going to a rodeo in Greeley which is an hour away but no one really wanted to go. After dinner we went and hiked and climbed this thing called "the crack." They call it that because it is literally a crack that you have to maneuver your way through. If you are not a fan of tight dark spaces then it would not be a good idea for you. The beginning of the crack you have to somehow get up a very steep 8 ft wall and then turn right around and do the same thing up another wall. Then you have to slide in the beginning of the crack using your hands and knees trying not to fall over 25 ft. When I tried the first time, I got up the first and second wall fine but at the top of the second wall I couldn't quite turn around and slide into the beginning of the crack like I was suppose to, so I ended up having to come down. I felt pretty bummed because I was one of the only ones that didn't do it. So after the other 5 people with me finished we ended up summiting to the top of the crack which was awesome. We were doing most of this as it was getting dark. Once we arrived to the very top we sat down and just watched the sunset, talked, and relaxed. On the descent back down Aaron which is the assistant director here at camp talked me in to doing the crack a different way. We started at "santas' portal" which is just the top part of where I couldn't slide my body into. I was successful in doing the crack. I was really happy that I did it but even more happy that I did it in the dark. It was one of the scariest and hardest things I have ever done. I will be putting up some pictures soon.