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.
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| Lizard Lizard Lizard V0 FA |
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| Lizard Lizard Lizard V0 FA
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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.
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| Gold Finger V6 FA |
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| Gold Finger V6 FA
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| Gold Finger V6 FA
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| Gold Finger V6 FA
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| Gold Finger V6 FA
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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.
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