Out on a mission in Mission Gorge

There is a very convenient climbing area just off San Diego, Mission Gorge, in the back country towards Santee. We were there once the weekend before we went up to Joshua Tree to test my new climbing shoes, so we climbed a little in the Main Climbing Area. This Saturday we went there again to check out some easier routes in the Limbo Area. We found a very nice dihedral with three different 5.6 routes, but it turned out to be anything but easy. Thing is, the bottom part of the rock is very slippery until one reaches the more gramity layers above. I spent an hour working on (what I believed to be) the first part of the route, took one six feet fall (in rope, but for some reason hit the ground) and banged my knees repeatedly. My shoes just wouldn't stick to the vertical rock and I would always loose my holds and glide down. Finally, and only after I had given C a chance to toprope the route and watched him, I came to the conclusion that the route I had been working on was probably a 5.8, but the much easier 5.6 route was more off to the side. I then climbed that route and two thirds of the upper route but didn't even care to finish it because by that time I was quite bored and banged and beaten. And it was getting dark anyway. Promised to come back to it though, and in time do all three routes. The dihedral was actually kinda interesting (it's where two faces meet at a 90 degrees outwards angle).

On the way back we went by this new sushi place that just opened in PB, Wasabi Sushi. They had an opening offer with 30%-50% off all sushi. We stuffed ourselves, haven't been out for sushi in a while.

Then, last night I had C make me his Chicken in Green Curry. He always makes such large portions that we will probably be eating that for the rest of the week. Good for the lunch pack!