I was able to get up to RMNP Thursday and Friday. Thursday, Danny and I hiked the
approach and knew the weather was going to be an issue. We tried to wait out the weather, but
were thwarted and forced to rest.
Although we had a forced rest day, Danny showed me a different area,
Emerald Lake, where I feasted my eyes on Whispers of Wisdom. Whispers climbs a powerful overhang to
a 20-foot slab section. Definitely
a classic line! After climbing, we
headed back to Boulder to see the premier of the Reel Rock Film Tour, which got
me pretty psyched for the following day!
Lake Haiyaha - Altitude 10,221'
Friday was a beautiful day with only slight drizzle. We woke up at 630 and were out at the
boulders by 8. It has been a very
long time since I’ve been this psyched about climbing and I was ready to find
some projects. So, after warming
up on Tommy’s Arête and a new V7 called Potato Chip we headed to the Centaur
Boulder…
Potato Chip V7
The projects begin!
The first project I started on was the line Danny
previously did on Tuesday called Secret Splendor. After working out the moves, I made a great link from the
beginning and my foot popped when I was just about to throw to the lip. This climb has very small holds and
demands a lot of skin. I was only
able to give the climb 8 to 10 attempts before my skin wore thin.
So we moved on…
I walked over to a problem I tried on Tuesday called Bush
Pilot. I worked out a good
sequence for the last hard move and the top out, but I could not link it from
the start. I fell 3 times going for the last hard move, where you have a very high left foot and have to swing your right leg toward the next hold for momentum, in order to snag a 3/4 inch pad crimp.
Bush Pilot V11
After that we hiked down to the parking lot and drove down
the road to a problem called Veritas, another problem that I worked out most of
the moves. With such an impressive
list of great climbs I’m getting excited to get to work to finishing them off before I head to
Utah.
Danny on European Human Being
Awesome posts, Jon! Just read them all. It's great to see what you're doing! Have fun and be safe, can't wait to see you in the gym when you get back.
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