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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Random shots from the spring

Been way behind on picture taking and posting lately, so I've compressed all of spring into one post, enjoy the shots!

Ken on Eric in an Easy Chair, Rock Creek

Lauren on the Rail Problem, Buttermilks

Lauren on Mad Max, Hartley Springs

Paula on Mad Max Right, Hartley Springs

The Pollen Grains have gotten renewed attention in recent years, though they still do not get nearly the attention they deserve. On a given weekend, one can drive past fifty vehicles parked at the Peabodies to find only five at the more remote Pollen Grains. This is a shame, really, because the lines at the Pollen Grains are stellar.

Lidjia's Mouth

Suspended in Silence

Finder's Fee

Fall Guy and Checkerboard

One beautiful fall day in the Buttermilk Country, I witnessed the most brilliant moment of climbing that I have ever seen: Nick Waters calmly flashing Fall Guy, a 25 foot tall v9 that climbs over a back breaking boulder. Thanks to Andrew who arranged the pads perfectly to make this crazy problem reasonably safe. I was too busy spotting to catch this moment on film, unfortunately. I did however manage to take a few pics of Nick sending the Checkerboard that cold afternoon.

Andrew on Fall Guy

Fly Boy Sit

Water and ice

Nick sending Checkerboard

Andrew on Checkerboard Right

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Hall of Mirrors

Another forgotten but not lost area of the Buttermilks is the Hall of Mirrors. This area lies in a narrow canyon in between Dale's Camp and the Bardini Boulders. This cool spot is home to several classic v6 problems, such as Approaching Silence, Silvia Plath, and the Bell Jar. We did the first two of these, but did not locate the last. Anyone have a clue as to where it might be?

Looking uphill from Approaching Silence

Looking downhill from Silvia Plath

Ken on Approaching Silence

Ken on Silvia Plath

Sherman Acres

Last week Ken and I spent a couple of evenings bouldering up at Sherman Acres. This is the highest elevation area at the Buttermilks, and temps were generally good after the sun went behind the mountains. It seems as though this stellar area has been forgotten about, as there was no chalk on anything. Though there are directions in the guidebook, they are misleading. The guide implies that you must walk ~1 hour to reach the boulders. This is not true. If you have 4x4 you can drive right up to the rocks. There is no topo, so we didn't know any of the names or grades of anything. That, and no chalk, gave the impression that we were discovering the area anew, even though I am sure most of the problems we did had been done before. Probably by the Vermin himself.