Exploring The Crooked Crag

      "Climbing is a sport of fun, not a sport of right or wrong." -Lynn Hill     It's not often that you meet a legend. Lynn Hill is one that I had the honor to speak to. She truly was as interesting and intelligent as she had seemed in movies or clips I have seen of her.     If you don't know who Lynn Hill is, she is a climbing legend. She began her career at a young age climbing ground breaking ascents in the late 70's, 80's, and the early 90's. Her most recognizable feat was when she did the entire Nose of El Capitan in 23 hours on September 19, 1994. This day was one of the most important days in climbing history. What was so extraordinary about this was that she was the first person to free-climb it.      When I heard that she had arrived at Sportrock, I asked my boss if I could keep working a little longer to help set up for the coming Arc'teryx event that Lynn Hill was attending. Lynn Hill walked into the room of the gym where he...

     "We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may live in peace." ( Aristotle Bk. VII Ch. 13-17 ) * Although everyone has different hobbies we still all agree that hobbies are an important piece of our lives. I have many hobbies. I couldn't imagine a life without some of the things I do. It seems like they are not just activities that I do because I'm bored but they are also ways that I interpret my happiness into physical activities. When I am sad I will do one of my hobbies and it will make me feel better. First let me define what a hobby is.     To me a hobby is something we do for ourselves to create an ultimate good that brings us happiness. My favorite definition for hobbies comes from Aristotle when he says "If Eudaimonia, or happiness, is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence; and this will be that of the best thing is us....