2. 2013

Another Day of Bouldering in the Rain

We're beginning to suspect that maybe the primary reason we're not boulderers is simply that we only do it when it's too wet for more committing climbs. This trip we were joined by Sandra and Amy, and toured a few of the boulders of Fairangel Valley.
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Sandra pulls into a key mantle move on a problem, with wet rock giving her trouble at every turn.
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Sandra pulls into a key mantle move on a problem, with wet rock giving her trouble at every turn.

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  • Sandra pulls into a key mantle move on a problem, with wet rock giving her trouble at every turn.
  • A sharp arete gives Tracy positive holds even in the damp weather of Hatcher Pass.
  • Amy moves up a small arete problem with remarkable finesse, eventually topping out for the send!
  • The arete gives Tracy a bit of trouble in the slippery conditions.
  • Sandra eyes the holds ahead, trying to slip-slide her way higher.
  • Ah the frustrations of bouldering! Sandra takes a moment to recoup, leaning against the nemesis problem.
  • Moves that may be fairly standard in dry weather are made many times more difficult in wet, as Sandra struggles to top out on this slippery boulder.
  • Amy steps delicately into a long and featureless slab, with slimy moss and lichen threatening to deny her access to the topout.
  • Amy steps delicately into a long and featureless slab, with slimy moss and lichen threatening to deny her access to the topout.
  • Tracy looks ahead for features of any kind, working through the first moves of a tough slab.
  • The crux moves are unlocked as Amy pushes through some delicately slippery steps and works her way higher on this problem.
  • The crux moves are unlocked as Amy pushes through some delicately slippery steps and works her way higher on this problem.
  • The crux moves are unlocked as Amy pushes through some delicately slippery steps and works her way higher on this problem.
  • With the crux behind her, Amy moves for the topout up a slippery slime-covered slab.
  • With the crux behind her, Amy moves for the topout up a slippery slime-covered slab.
  • The key holds that unlock this somewhat difficult problem don't exactly look like much, but even in this wet weather they help us get through the crux.
  • Sandra maneuvers to get the right purchase in the delicate crux of this wet slab problem.
  • A high crux gives Sandra pause as she considers the mantle move to the topout.
  • A high crux gives Sandra pause as she considers the mantle move to the topout.
  • Working marvelously with the sopping conditions at hand, Amy eyes the moves ahead on a neat problem.
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