Five Fun Fall Days

Wow, after driving over Hwy. 2 so much over Spring and Summer I began to get bored of the drive with the potential new granite hidden behind thick green bush, and lots of it. This time though, with fall colors raging it was pleasant and awe striking drive. The crash of white granite with orange leaves made for some amazing Scenery!

Washout Boulders, Leavenworth WA

The weekend began with a long drive through traffic down to Portland to stay with Lisa for the Portland Boulder Rally comp. The comp went alright. I managed a good flash of one of the top ten problems and then it went downhill from there. I began bouncing all over the points spectrum falling on the last moves. Lisa did well but was one away send away from finals. Results can be found here RESULTS  After the comp a bunch of us decided to play pool and kick it till 2:30. Afterwards, because three of the climbers had plane flights at 6:00, we stayed up till 5:00 AM and dropped them off at the airport.

PBR Women's Final #1

Sunday morning after getting a few hours of sleep Lisa had to do the PCI clinic so I kicked it at the SW Circuit for a couple hours and then decided to go to Carver, the local bouldering area. The temps were great and I managed a two sends and got close on Angry Squirrels, a v9 traverse and got to the crux of the Cedar Project, v10. After returning back to Portland it was a very long drive back up to Seattle to get some sleep before heading out to Leavenworth. I was already feeling sore by this point but decided to push hard anyways and get in some more climbing.

Lisa prepping for the finish of Angry Squirrels, v9. Carver, OR

Me feeling the perfect, basalt, slopers of The Cedar Project, v10. Carver, OR

Leavenworth was fun with most of the time being spent at the washout boulders and the bulge boulders. On the second day Lisa put together the Lion's Den, an excellent v9. I then managed to send Kelly's Bulge, v9, and Lisa did all the moves save the first. Next time. We finished Leavenworth at Filibuster where using a knee scum I was able to get farther on the finish!! Should go down next time I'm on it!!

Lisa finishing The Lion's Den, v9. Leavenworth, WA

Working the moves of Johnny's Bulge.

Filibuster, new beta with the Knee-Bar pad. It works!!

That night we drove to Index to jump on the river boulders. It was a cold day and after sending a tricky rail feature I finally jumped on All of the Above v12 and did the intro moves. For more punishment we moved over to Haga and I finally stuck the big move out and moved a lil off of it! Yeah!!! After playing around on it for a bit I raced home, took a 15 min shower, and zipped off to work to belay kidos for an hour and a half!

Lisa on the Tricky Arete. Index River Boulders, WA

Working the intro moves of All of The Above.