Last fall, Paul Chambers and Jeremy Collins started the climb4habitat.org campaign with a goal of raising funds for a Habitat for Humanity house in Costa Rica ($5,000 US builds a 42 sq meters or less than a 500 sq ft house). With Jeremy's encouragement, Paul agreed to climb the route, Epinephrine 5.9 IV, a 2000 ft route in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area of Nevada. Climbing routes are named by the first ascent party and this route’s name, Epinephrine (adrenaline), reflects the fun associated with the ominous black chimney section of the climb.
Paul is an economics professor at the University of Central Missouri and was my graduate school office mate. Paul's climbing partner and friend, Jeremy is a Kansas City based artist. Jeremy’s mixed media paintings have appeared in publications such as: The Wall Street Journal, Rock & Ice, Alpinist, Trail Runner and www.env-econ.net. Currently, a collection of his work is being displayed at the Leopold Gallery in Kansas City. His website, www.jercollins.com, is well worth visiting.
On May 10th, Paul and Jeremy climbed Epinephrine climb. Paul reports that they had a great time. With plenty of sun, temps in the upper 90s and a liter of water each, they did it in 6 hrs (most parties take 7-9 hrs). Importantly, the goal of $5000 was surpassed with over $6000 raised.
Check out the scary (if you're acrophibic, as I) pic: http://faculty.cmsu.edu/pchambers/images/climb.JPG
Congratulations to Paul and Jeremy!
