Merrick' s Climbing Pictures Weekly Update

Post by **climbhigh** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 7:38 pm

I guess it’s the sick twisted part of me that enjoys a little pain and the feeling of complete physical exhaustion, but I enjoy the hikes in most the time. I guess it’s all relative to the experience your looking for. If you’re going out bouldering or working a hard sport route that requires all your energy to be focused on that single move then yeah a short approach helps. But if your plans revolve around an adventure/trad area then you have to take the good with the bad, and learn to enjoy the process as a whole. Plus it’s a great way to train..

Post by **Lateralus** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 11:51 pm

yeah, i was going to mention the winds as the rock is better there and you can take a horse with you or is it the other way around

Post by **merrick** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 2:44 am

Howdy folks,

It has been awhile but this gallery was worth the wait...

Hueco Tanks rocks. There is no doubt about it. Sure there is a ton of bureaucracy, it is expensive, and El Paso is a horrible city, but the climbing is so good it overshadows all of this. I had an incredible time in Hueco and I think I got some of the best climbing pictures I have ever taken there. I hope this gallery gives an impression of the intense motivation and incredible fun I had when I was there. I also hope it inspires you to go out and pull down.

Enjoy:
http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~mpschaef ... 2pics.html

Also check out my gallery of a rest day we had at White Sands National Monument. They are more of falling pictures than climbing pictures but they are well worth checking out.

Check them out:
http://www.merrickweb.com/photos/whitesands/

-merrick-

Post by **Artsay** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 3:14 am

Beautiful pictures, merrick. I loved the shadowy one of whitesands especially.

Post by **young'n climber** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:15 am

Whitesands looks sweet. Hey merrick what do you do for a living that allows you to climb so much!

Post by **loren** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:40 pm

He's a male prostitute. He pimps himself out to lonely truck drivers at Flying J's and other such truck stops. He's actually quite a hit with his cheerleading outfit and his long beautiful locks.

Post by **young'n climber** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:05 pm

Enough with you loren. Seriously, what do you do merrick.

Post by **Wes** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:13 pm

So, Hueco wasn't so bad after all, eh? Man, I miss that place. Oh, well, just have to go back next year.

Oh, and Merrick is a prostitiute for sure, he just whores out his web skilz in addition to his ass...

Wes

Post by **pigsteak** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:25 pm

humping the pig???? wow, there for a second I thought I was in trouble....

Post by **Lateralus** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 5:51 am

Great shots Merrick, once one acquires the hueco bug there ain't no cure. Seems like yesterday I was just there out of society, time standing still, gazing at the catclaw, the iron rock and the sunsets--