VENUS 5.12c // Rumney, New Hampshire // Photo by: Ethan Garceau DAVID: Any big plans coming up?
JEREMY: I want to put some routes up, I think I am going to start poking around in the Adirondacks. That’s my big plan, try and get some new lines up. But beside that I am going to Greece with my wife this summer, we are going to do that for our honeymoon, I don’t know how I pulled that off, but yeah we are going there for a couple weeks. [laughs]
DAVID: Any big accomplishments you were psyched about getting?
JEREMY: Well, the Snake Mountain route I was telling you about, Ghost Wars. I was pretty psyched to get that one. But I am pretty good about punting off really hard routes, I could probably give you a list of twenty I’ve left just hanging. So no big numbers for ya [laughs]
DAVID: What does climbing mean to you?
JEREMY: Climbing, for me is all about the great friends, and stories. It’s what has kept me finding ways to keep climbing a part of my life and psyched. It’s why I’m still psyched to get up at three A.M. to drive six hours to get a few pitches in, or save for months to go on a long road trip. It’s not just about the sends, or the potential for new routes, though that certainly is a big part of it. For me its about the great lifestyle climbing affords. On the eve of my 30th birthday I can say most of my friends, and old partners have faded out of the sport. They have jobs, and kids, or all they have migrated to other outdoor “sports” that are easier to fit in to a more “normal life.” Now that I care to think about it, I can trace most of the major decisions in my life to some aspect of my passion for the lifestyle. From where I went to school, where I live, to who I married. And of course, where I work. Working at the Gear Exchange is a huge part of what has helped me stay with climbing. The friends and community there are amazing, and the psyche is high.
2011 MAY JUNE |
GHOST WARS M9 // Snake Mountain, Vermont
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