Knot Party

Tonight a friend came over so that we could practice knots. There's water knots, square knots, slip knots, butterfly knots... I'm starting to feel like Bubba Gump ;) I've got about 20 to learn and master before the fundamentals field trip in about a week and a half.

What they said about the class is for real, it is a big time commitment not to mention $ commitment. As my friend put it, "I feel like I've spent more time shopping for equipment then I have anything else for this class". So true, thus far at least. Also, there's other requirements such as being MOFA (Mountaineering-Oriented First Aid) certified and volunteering for at least one field service or trail maintenance trip. To be MOFA certified you first need to be CPR certified and have taken a First Aid class, both of which I just signed up for. So this is how my schedule for next week looks outside of a busy work week:

Monday evening: CPR class
Tuesday evening: Climbing class
Wednesday evening: Co-rec soccer game
Thursday evening: First aid class

The good thing is, invest the time/$ now and it'll last a lifetime. Well, maybe the gear won't, but hopefully I won't be dropping so much money all at one time again. Just replacing what wears or what needs upgrading.

Tomorrow is the first part of the Rock Anchors and Belaying instruction and I still need to read the chapter.......