Cleaning & Sending

Saturday was a day of some final cleaning and then a lot of sending. I went back to the headstone boulder and the big brother boulder to get them cleaned and ready for climbing. It took about 2 hours of work with a broom and a wire brush to finish the job that I had started on Thursday night but all went well and I got it done. Three more boulders ready for some sending.

Six Feet Under V2 FA

Six Feet Under V2 FA

Six Feet Under V2 FA

Six Feet Under V2 FA

Secrete Service V3 FA

Secrete Service V3 FA

 Secrete
 Service one of the  best lines   yet.

Secrete Service V3 FA

Secrete Service V3 FA

Secrete Service V3 FA

Secrete Service V3 FA

 Then on to Trow Them Down V3

Throw Them Down V3 FA

Throw Them Down V3 FA

On the other side of the boulder was a super thin vertical line. Technical climbing at its finest.

Thin Ice V3

After the sending was done I decided to walk out the long way and see if there had been any activity in the area. What I found was great. An incredible traverse line had been cleaned and what a great climb it was. Supper fun for sure.

All and all what a ride. I just wish I new the name of the traverse. Well the rain will make the boulders super clean so I am looking forward to next time for sure. Keep on sending.

A Night in the Boulders

I got home from work on Thursday night and thought it would be a great night for some bouldering. There was a new line that got put up on some boulders I new about that sounded cool, and I was excited to climb on something that I had not cleaned for a change. Out at the boulders I hit the trail in about 5:15pm and arrived at the boulder in question around 5:30 or so.

It was very obvious wich one it was and that a lot of cleaning had all ready taken place on the boulder. I would like to thank Jaime for all the hard work and the nice line that came from it all. After some more cleaning on other problems it was time to get in some climbing before dark. There line was first and what a great line it was. Deadpoint President V4



Comeing off a nice send I got on a line to the left. Nice fancy foot work and a cool start were the name of the game.

Stone Cold V3

Stone Cold V3

Stone Cold V3 toe hook

Stone Cold V3 go for the gold.

The evening came to a close with more sends on this boulder and the one next door the best of witch was a line on the west side of the Big Brother boulder. The line looked incredible from the start and I could not wait to try it after I got it all clean. It was just to dark for any good photo's so I will get some for the next post. It is one of the best lines out there for sure. Well it is time for some breakfast and then off to the boulders. Have a great climbing day to all.

To Hot For Climbing? NOT!

As it turns out the shade and nice breezes out at the Cascade Boulders make for some nice climbing conditions even when it is 87 degrees at the car parking area. Thinking of cleaning one of the three boulders in a nice cluster that I have been waiting on for a long time I headed in to check them out. These are three very nice boulders and I got one of them clean on this trip. Next trip maybe the rest of them. After about an hour the boulders was ready to go and I had 6 problems to get done before the sun went down. The first was a nice arete that climbed very well.

The Stooges V3 FA

The next line to the right had good hand holds but it was the feet that were the problem. Fortunately the rock is very textured so smears work out well.

Silver Screen V2 FA

Silver Screen V2 FA

Next up was the line that look hard but so cool. Just barely there for holds and the perfect sit start.

A powerful throw to start.

Bump right hand then throw hard again.

stick a bump to good holds and move up the feet.

One more toss for the top.

Silent Film V6 FA Super Cool.

I cooled down with a nice V0 called Technicolor to the right and called it a night. This now makes it 135 problems at Cascade and I think the number will just keep climbing all year. I no were to go when it gets hot. If you want to check it all out just contact me about a tour of this place.

Hot on the outside and Cool in the woods.

Cascade on Saturday was all about no people and very cool conditions in the woods. I was on a mission because I did not have a lot of time to spend. My dad and I went to the Neut boulder and I brushed the last bits of moss off to get it ready for climbing. On the shady side of the boulder are 3 nice problems on an overhang of rock. Two are V4's and one is VB. Salamander is the V4 on the left.

I also ran up a very nice V0 on the left face of the boulder.

Lizard Lizard Lizard V0 FA

Lizard Lizard Lizard V0 FA

Next we packed up the things and headed for the Castle Boulder to see if the wet arete was finally dry. Upon arrival I was glad to see that it was dry but noticed that the crack to the right of it was still wet. I brushed the dirt off the problem and started in on what would be a hard line. The problem is on a overhung arete and has a bad pinch and a very shallow two figure pocket for the start. Then dead point to a slopper and a small crimp and through for a small edge on the top. To make things even worse I broke the edge of the foot hold on my second go so now the dead point was even harder. It took 5 tries but a send came just in time and what a problem it was.

Gold Finger V6 FA

Gold Finger V6 FA

Gold Finger V6 FA

Gold Finger V6 FA

Gold Finger V6 FA

After the send I through my stuff together and headed for the car. Just a three hour stint and 6 new problems added to the Cascade Boulders. This now makes it 125 problems and climbing. I hope to hit it again on Monday after work.

Cascade & Bridge Of The God's

Sunday was so nice that I had to hit the cascade boulders so I gave my good friend Brian a call and we hit the road. First stop was the newly discovered Box spring Boulder. A nice overhang and 2 minutes from the car.

Brian on Queen Size V2

We sent 5 new lines from VB to V4. Next it was off to do some climbing on clean rock so I took Brian to the Orchard boulders and we sent our way through the group. I felt really good so I got on my traverse project on the Banana boulder and sent it first go. One more V5 to through into the mix. Next I took a few more goes at the really hard line on the left side of the boulder. The lines is 3 moves long but they are incredible hard and very desperate.

At the start.

Sticking the first move for the first time ever. Maybe this thing will go.

Not one to want to were myself out we headed on to the forest boulders and finished up on some classics. Brian even got the second ascent of a V4! What a great day out and in the perfect sunshine.

Day two was hit the Bridge of the Gods Boulders aka (BOG) boulders. I had been out to this area 3 times before but not for a long time and had not done any climbing yet. My wife and daughter got in the car and off we went. My daughter did a small climb and had a great time in the sunshine.

Grace and Holly and one cool boulder.

I have to say that the BOG boulders are incredible. They do have poison oak around but the rock and the climbing is incredible. There are not that many warm-ups but that's ok.

The boulder right above the last one with an incredible line out the middle.

Can't weight to go back and get in a full day out there. So much rock and so little time.

Sending the left side of the boulder above.

Well it looks to be great weather this weekend so I will be out in the woods doing more bouldering. Have a great weekend all.