Pookon's Lost Archives:
Aaron and Ryan Wall Climb
All the waaaay back in January of 2003, just as the spring semester was starting, we all gathered at UWM for a common ritual known as going to school. On the first day of classes, the UWM Student Association does something nice to ease the student mind into the rigorous class work ahead of them. This year, they erected a giant inflatable climbing wall in the entry room of the Union. I'm not one to stand on top of inflatable things (I pop them) but I still wanted to be insubordinate and get paid to not work, so I enlisted Aaron to go and climb the wall. The rest, as they say, is history. Good enough history to earn a spot in Pookon's Lost Archives.
As Aaron was getting suited up (with the necessary safety riggings so that there was no chance of accidental fall and injury) Lee took a minute to smile for the camera. I don't blame him for smiling, in fact I encourage it.
Aaron started out looking like a world class climber, expertly grabbing onto the grips and pulling himself up. I never once doubted his skills, knowing very well that Aaron is an excellent athlete (just watch him prance around in the Panther suit as the mascot and you will see what I mean.) But then Aaron got about halfway up, and started to run into some problems. The mountain started to roar back at this scaling intruder.
The rock proved to be too much for his gigantic frame, so he compensated by extending his legs wide enough to cross the San Francisco Bay, so I nick named him Golden Gate for the rest of the day. This move led to the eventual downfall of his journey to the summit of the mountain, and he never went any further. On the mountain that is.