Moving away from the red

Post by **chriss** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:00 pm

After almost five years of living in Lexington, and climbing at the red, it is time to leave. This weekend I will be moving to Platteville Wisconsin and starting a 'real' job.

Starting to climb, when I moved to Lexington, was one of the best things I ever did. Over the past five years I have had many great days of climbing with good people. I just wanted to thank all the people that I have shared a rope with over the past five years, and all the people that make climbing at the red what it is. Hopefully I will continue to make it down once or twice a season.

Chris Frayer

Post by **caribe** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:05 pm

Chriss it was a pleasure to climb with you now and then. You are a monster. Keep that combination of squirrel and moose strength that is your signature.

Post by **Andrew** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:14 pm

Chriss, you really motivated me in the time that you were here. I learned to love choss as long as the points were good, and that a climbing day doesn't count unless you get at least ten pitches in.

It was great climbing with you and good luck to you and your wife in your new adventure.

Post by **redpointron** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:24 pm

good luck up there chris. my wife's grandparents live near cuba city (a few miles south of platteville) it's going to be a real change of scenery for you up there. just don't become one of those wisconsiners who INSIST that devil's lake is the stuff.

regards.

Post by **Meadows** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:38 pm

Chris - I'm really going to miss ya, buddy. You're one of the best people I've climbed with and a helluva belayer. The positive energy never ended with you so I hope I see ya again down here. Good luck in your professional endeavors, Dr. Frayer!

Post by **ynp1** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:08 pm

good luck in wisconsin, i think the closest sport climbing is wild iowa, you should be able to send everything in a day.

have fun and ill see you around!

Post by **pigsteak** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:29 pm

hope you got that climbing thing out of yer system. it's all to the grindstone now.

we'll rig the point system so SCIN can't pass you while your out of the county.

Post by **Brentucky** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:29 pm

Is "good people" all we are to you down here? Sheesh!

Good luck out there. It was awesome to get to climb with such a "beast" on a few occasions! Now I'm just stuck with krampus and the like!

I hope that one day I can do half as many routes in a week as you do in a day even if the points are only like 1/4 the value.

Post by **caribe** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:39 pm

so Brent what the F am I, chopped liver? . . . please don't answer that.

Post by **Elodie** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:34 pm

Platteville means (in French) "flat city"... but I'm sure you'll find a piece of rock to climb on somewhere (and you'll have your own wall soon).
I'm already missing you guy (and Mr Long Arm too!)
You are such a good climbing partner and a great belayer ; always motivated, positive, supportive... energetic (10 pitches a day at least)
Hope to see you around sometime and sharing other awsome days at the Red cause whatever happens, every day at the Red IS A GOOD DAY!, isn't it?

Wish you all the best!

Au revoir et bon voyage!
Elodie

PS: I'll have a thought for you with each sip of Diet Mountain Dew for sure...