Lee Means - Pro Blog 7

I got a call back in March from Henry Barber who told me that he was coming to Chattanooga for some consulting work, and that he wanted to try and get out climbing. If you don’t know who Henry Barber is than “you bettah aks somebody!” He told me that he had been to a couple of areas here in years past but would be psyched to check out anything that he hadn’t seen yet. Henry and I have one major thing in common—yep, you guessed it, WE KEEP IT REAL SON! So I told him to bring it. 

Henry still climbs true to himself and the style of his era. He still wraps some webbing around his waste for a harness, and still loves to trad climb. My new friend Tomás grew up hearing all about Henry in New England so I asked if he wanted to join Henry and I climbing for the afternoon. It’s always a pleasure to hang out with Henry. He is a barrel of laughs, and has stories that anyone would love to hear. Thanks for making our day Henry, and thanks for everything you’ve done for climbing! 

Well the “1^st quarter of 2009” has been an absolute blasty blast. The world is ever changing and always spinning. It seems if you don’t jump on you’ll be left behind. The bouldering season is wrapping up down here in the Deep South. The temps are rising. So I guess I’ll start scaring myself on a rope again. And when it gets too hot I’ll be looking forward to getting back out in the lakes and rivers for some high quality Deep Water Soloing and Water Bouldering.

To my new buddy Tomás: thanks for sharing your view of the world and your photography with all of us. Keep fighting the good fight, and keep eating the cage free chickens and eggs…someone’s gotta do it. 

Stay up,

-Lee

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