Legends

Nicholas Projecting pre-send.

SLC '09

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My proj. at Elephant Rock, City of Rocks. (Folows the far away arete from the lower shelf.)
Lisa on an amazing boulder behind Parking lot Wall, V2
Back on Bath rock Lisa flashing a 5.11c on Bath Rock, City of Rocks

This past week is now a blur since it is all over. We left last Wed and drove for two days out to Salt Lake City Utah for Sport Climbing Nationals. The setters did an amazing job keeping the routes fun all threedays. In the end i took 16th place and Lisa took 14th. Since I didn't make finals the night before the Circuit Coach and Zan(from the Circuit) and I all went for a night bouldering session up in Little Cottonwood Canyon(LCC). It was one of the best bouldering sessions I've ever had. Climbing scary high slabs in the dark and an awesome V5 arete pump-a-thon. It was a good night cut short by realizing it was 10:30 at night and one of the Cuircuit kids had speed climbing the next day. After Nationals we headed over to City of Rocks which is one of the coolest climbing places ever. Just hunks of Granite all over the plcae(a city of granite). We roped up the first day at bath rock and had fun doing granite sport climbing. This was Lisa's first time and I had done it once at Index years before. The Second day we went to Parking lot Rock where I got shut down on a 12a technofest and Lisa saved the day and got to the chains and will redpoint next time. After lunch we did some bouldering and exploring. I could easily spend two weeks here cleaning new boulder problems and finishing up the hard sport as well as hitting up the endless amount of moderate classics and three star routes. It was a good trip and now I'm back I want to do some more sport seeing that I'm in the best sport climbing shape ever!!! (Also a video of Nicholas projecting Legends before the send will be posted soon)

Granite country, City of Rocks, Idaho
Jimmy onsighting a 5.12a at Bath Rock

Sunset in Salt Lake City after Nationals
Twin Falls State Park, Idaho

Route finding at Bath Rock

Ozone

Over the weekend the Oly crew went down to Ozone for a change in scenery. The crag was made of basalt and had some really cool crimps and ledges. It was fun getting on new routes and attempting to flash/onsight them. There was a couple awesome looking 12c's and was able to get to the chains on one of them and I am very exicited to get back and try the rest. Ozone is a two thumbs up crag, small but the harder lines pack a punch(a big jump from .12a to.12c) As summer is here the posts will get shorter as I am less inclined to be online instead of burning up in the sun. I brought my camera to the Quarry aand a short video will be posted of some of the climbs. The next post will be After my nationals trip to Salt lake City wiht lots(hopefully) of bouldering on the way home(YES!!)...