The Final Countdown (Part One)

Coming into the gym on a Monday before any major competition can be scary.  Rockman has a mixture of excitement and impending doom.  Excitement for all of the really cool things that are going to be coming down the pike and doom for having to get the cool stuff done.  This years Q on the D is no different.  This Monday, Rockman came into the gym to find;one less route than he expected to be set, lots of duct tape ripped off the wall(to be expected), a lot fewer than expected pre-registrations, and lengthy list of short term problems that need to be solved.  So we start off with a to do list for the day:

1. Hang the volumes
2. Re-tape the routes
3. Check in with the designer about shirts and booklets.
4. Touch base with the handful of sponsors that haven't turned in artwork or sent their promised goods
5. Check in with the cleaning crew for Friday and Saturday
6. Drum up volunteers for Thursday,Friday and Saturday
7. Turn a Stalag-Might into a Stalag-tight
8. Send out a Facebook reminder about pre-registration ending
9. Make a closed to the public sign for the door
10. Print scorecards
11. Gather the schwag for the registration bags
12. Set 10 more routes(maybe not today,but soon)
13. Have plow driver come to clean up snow taking up valuable parking spots
14. Check in with status of our awards
15. Order food for volunteers
16. Stuff registration bags
17. Strip and clean holds
18. Fix lock to routesetters closet

That's the short list for right now.  It seems pretty do-able, however there is a catch.  Adventure Rock is open to the public and it is Martin Luther King's B-day, meaning lots of people have off and will be looking to climb.  This is the delicate balance running facility and running a competition.  How do we make the event fun but keep our regulars happy for the days prior to the comp.  Arg..... More doom.  Rockman will check back in tomorrow to let you know how it is going.

In the Spirit Of Adventure,

Rockman