The Shorts--Tower Climbing, Baby!

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2016

⏱️ 16 minutes

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"I unclipped the hot belay device from my harness. I looked over at Conor, smiled and announced, 'This is the best part of my day so far'!" writes Jen Altschul. "For a moment, a smile of pure joy spread across his face--which, just as quickly, flipped into disappointment when he realized that I was talking about being back on the ground." The first time Jen tried to climb a desert tower, her and her partner bailed after the third pitch and returned the guidebook. Today, we bring you a story of abrasions, frustrations, failure and an eventual, unlikely love for the peculiar formations of the desert southwest.

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0:00.0	My boys were in high school, my wife and I both worked.
0:03.1	Life was busy, but we knew we had to get outside to stay happy.
0:06.5	Fridays we could have the camping gear in the car and hit the road to go semi by 5.30.
0:11.2	But then there was the food.
0:14.5	I'm Kip Clifton and I started fireside provisions to help people like me get out of the city and go camp more easily and more often.
0:22.4	Just go to firesideprovisual.com before your next camping trip.
0:25.9	Choose from a variety of affordable meals created by award-winning chefs.
0:30.6	Then select your dates and number of friends.
0:33.2	We'll deliver the food straight to your door the day before you leave.
0:36.9	Fireside provisions, delicious meals made for the outdoors.
0:43.5	You're listening to the Dirt Pack Darius, a production of duct tape then beer.
0:48.2	With additional support from Patagonia, Kuhat Racks, New Belgium Brewing and REI.
0:56.3	The couple of months before we left for our trip to Utah, I started tearing up a head of kale for dinner and discovered that Connor had disappeared.
1:12.0	I got the leaves and the steamers at the timer and walked around the corner to find them on the couch, buried in desert tower selects.
1:19.6	Once caught, he followed me back into the kitchen to help finish cooking.
1:23.5	Midway through the dishes, Connor wandered back into the living room.
1:27.5	He re-emerged, guidebook in hand, and planted himself between me and the stack of dishes on the counter behind me,
1:34.2	like a small child, the need of attention and oblivious to anything else.
1:39.2	He asked if he could read me something.
1:41.7	Babe, I said scooting him gently to the side with the dry elbow.
1:45.5	Could you wait until I'm done?
1:47.2	Please, he slumped back over to the couch.
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