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Red Rocks, Nevada, November 9th - 11th, 2003 18-Nov-2003 At 5:36:43 PM V

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OK, photos are now online... check out:

http://goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au/~shanks/USA2003/red_rocks/

I wish I had some more pics of the climbing there, especially the amazing dihedrals up on The Black Orpheus, but it's hard to climb in a party of two and take action photos at the same time...

Enjoy! :-)

PS. Regarding the sprained ankle, my formula for a quick recovery was: ice immediately, then stay off it for the first 3 days (ie. walk on crutches), get plenty of R.I.C.E., and use ibuprofen tablets, and Voltaren gel. Codeine/paracetamol are good too for pain and swelling. Walk on it a little each day thereafter, to strengthen it up, and do the exercises recommended by the physio. YMMV depending on how serious the sprain is. The reverse-six taping was *really* useful for stability while climbing and walking.