PG with Jeff and Eric

Jeff, 2007 most improved.

Smart phones should be banned from PG :)

Planet Granite

During lunch break, we are getting some fun climbing on plastic holds. Brian, Eric, Pete and more have been climbing together for a long time now.

Brian unimpressed by the prow.

Good balance.

Pete dropping that knee.

Eric on that nasty black V4.

Lunch break at Planet Granite

During the lunch break, you find at the Planet Granite climbing gym the same climbers. Some of whom, I know for several years now.

Robert is probably the strongest of all who does not lack technical skills.


Robert resting and relaxing between tries.

Robert working the lower (and easier) moves on the white V8.

Robert sending the yellow tape V7. Next time, I'll make it (may be).

Eric working the yellow V7 route. It was time He moved away from V5.

Brian getting a bit confused in this blue V4 route. He did send it second go.

Brian working the overhanging V4 green tape. May be next week :)

Ken almost sending the white V2 route.

Richard working the crux of that nice V2 black route. Next time, He'll try switching his feet.

Planet Granite climbing

The weather looks more and more a winter weater with cold, wind and snow (on the mountains). We, therefore, settled for indoor climbing at Planet Granite in Santa Clara.

Their climbing gym is fantastic with bouldering, sport climb, crack climbing and moreover they are kids friendly.

Igor and I having a chat before climbing some hard routes.

Yellow tape route looked hard but was no so bad :)

Igor's son, Antony is Benoit and Lucas' buddy.

Benoit likes big holds on overhanging routes.

Lucas is the most natural climber of all. Only 4 but already quite agile.

Lucas scooting the holds before the final assault.

Going up is fun but going down is even more fun.

Benoit warming up in this not so easy route.

Claire is back climbing and She still does not like the sloper. It must run in the family.

Benoit and Lucas Climbing at Planet Granite

Planet Granite at Sunnyvale are cool with the kids. Lucas and Benoit like to go there to boulder or fool around in the kids place.

Christophe climbing at Planet Granit (Frenchman does not dyno)

Brian my climbing partner told me that I do not dyno and I always do the move static. On Saturday, Claire was there to film that short clip of me climbing that stupid (one move wonder) V4 (6c). He took me a couple of tries but I finally managed to climb it.