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I climbed for two hours at Stone Gardens: significant work (but probably ultimately futile work eta 080810: did it!) on a brand-new V-4, a couple of pretty other routes, and (nonclimbers, feel free to skip ahead to the next paragraph) finished a V-0 on the 45-degree overhang wall, in the arete: The last hold I felt really comfortable on was a huge flake two and a half feet below the finish. There were two sketchy intermediate holds, but instead of trying to suspend a lot of my weight from one or both of them, I just stayed mostly on the flake, and bumped my other hand twice, to the finish. I was stretched out a lot at this point, and it didn't feel great, but I did it, and on that wall, that's good enough.

Off to read The Persian Boy and drink water. Tomorrow -- and Thursday; well every day until next week sometime -- is busy.