I managed to walk up to the "Motherload" and found it packed with people. I teamede up with Steve and started warming up. The leg felt ok in all moves but highstepping and heelhooking. Ok, that'll do...
the "warmupwall" at the Motherload during the flash rally
After a 4 warmups we headed for the "madness cave". Steve cruised a 7c+ and I did a classic 8a. But the leg didn't like it. I thought it might be better to climb some easier stuff so we moved back to the easier routes. Well there we got into rally mode. After 10 routes that day (and almost falling of the last 6c 'cause I was so pumped!) we had to return our scorecards and check out at 4 o'clock. What we didn't know was that we had actually won the race but there was more good stuff to that day besides climbing.
on the long and steep 8a in the madness cave during the rally. photo: john evans/petzl
Back at the festival area the place was allready filling up. After a local bluegrassband, Timmy Oneall madness and the local rapper Odub it was time for me, DJ LaFouche and VJ Guillaume (aka the Sagagnass sound system) to enter the stage as allwas before at the Roctrips. We didn't really know what to expect of the 400 people -would they dig the electro-percussion-psyanimation concept? -Hell yeah! After 1 second the whole place looked like any raveparty anywhere with lightstick and peolpe loosing it to the fullest...
the very nice and very cosy climbingfestivalarea just before it turned into a raveparty...
photo: john evans/petzl
And now, it's all over... The tents are down, the crowds are leaving. Some of us are still here. The sunday after had still some festivalfeeling to it. We went climbing, I was happy to do an 8a and 8b OS. Then pizza at Miguels... I guess we could go on like this forever. Soon to be continued...
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