Eating at Crossroads one night I spot someone who looks familiar, and finally remember that we climbed with her once at a gathering she organized in Red Rock. I approach her and she invites us out for some climbing with her friend Shannon. We accept, and meet at a cold and windy Reggie Dome. We each freeze ourselves on one route, and thankfully Mary thinks of a crag that might be warmer. We finish the day on the Beaver Dam, a much nicer place, and feel happy to have found our climbing companions.

Mary Mantles

Our routes: The Chief 5.5, Beaver Dam Arete 5.7, Beaver Dam Crack 5.6, Beaver Dam Slab 5.10b (TR)