BOONE AND TEN 10's

OK......so the season is getting closer and closer. So phyched for the end of hot weather and the beginning of saturday and or sunday being an outdoor climbing session. Yes, as the title says its all about Boone this season and my pursuit of sending ten V10's this season. This is a tall order for myself however I feel like it will motivate me to get er done ....strange how just saying something can jump start the actual event!!!!!!! I have been going to Moores Wall for so long now over and over and over and over....you see its not that I dont like Moores wall its just that it limits my ability to get stronger, to move forward , to get PHYCHED! Its so close to home nearly half the distance from here to Boone....this is why I went so often, less time in the car and more time to climb. Lets face it Gmom,Blowing rock,221,Houndears its all way better than Moores ...ouch...I know it hurts to say but its the truth and I dont care anymore about the simple logistics that Moores has to offer Im going to get XM radio , beef up the ipod and have a good lookin travel partner(rami and or eric..haha) and hit the freakin road son.

The List

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1. Twice upon a time

2. Teamwork

3.Flagyl

4.Room with an Arete

5. Project Plow Share link up

6.The Fern(done....off the list)

7. Bedaphile sit

8.Black 45

9.Bertha

10. Vortex

Well there it is....I said it Ten 10's

Lets hope the Rover will put up with he constant traveling because Imn grounded from the Honda because I dont keep it clean enough for the boss..haha

A plus to going in the Rover is that I get to take Lilly...well when I feel like dealing with her ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EHHHHH......

Ok..so it has been really hot lately and I feel like I have been living in the gym. Not that the gym is so bad, in fact I think the TRC is the Bomb Dizzle and I love the scene there.....the people ....my new addiction....VERVE>>>> its all good but its still the gym!! Its crazy how phyched you can get right before the send of your project outside.......for me It goes like this

1. I have all the beta memorized and so embedded in my thick scull that I could spray you down from across the country.

2. I have the shoes freshly waxed and the chalk bag is loaded with fairy dust.

3.I have ingested enough coffee to rot a whole in my stomach

4.I have talked it over with my mom and she says its ok to murder

5.Then i can feel it coming.....I start to tremble, butterflies are goin.....................BOOM!!!!

This is what I live for...that moment!!!!!

NOW WHAT?

It takes me about ten minutes to be over that feeling and wanting it again.  I feel like some serial dating ho who has to hit and run their whole lives ....but thats ok...thats who I am in the climbing world a hit'n and run'n ho with no regrets along the way.

These are the types of blog updates you get when summers here....sorry

COLORADO DAYDREAMIN

OK....so its a little late and the same as rami's blog update however here it is..........

After we landed and waited an extra hour for my pad to arrive we swept up the rental car and headed to clear creek canyon to Animal V10......this thing is rad!!!!! The water is raging class 6 rapids, so loud you could barely hear me murder this rig in less than 2hrs.....shortly after I only thought it was fair to my pad to let it surf these beautiful water lines......I mean really after all your pad does for you....shouldnt we treat them a little better?  My pad murdered the white water and had to eddy before he got sea sick.

Sick run bra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy bday to me and we peaced out for boulder.........

AHHHHHHHH

Yeah like everybody either climbs, bikes,australian rappells or walks their dog here.

Anyway we went to Nates...aka the hilton on the hill and let me tell you the accomidations were lovely!!!!!! I stayed in the upper level suite with my pad....he was still all wet from his send of the upper class 6 rapid send and this made for an interesting nites sleep. I drank like 3 big beers from the liquor mart and went to nite nite after crushing at fooseball at Max's crib.

We woke up the next day and chilled at the coffee shop for a minute or 2 and headed to Rmnp with Dave and Carolyn Nate and Brian ....The Brian voges!!!!!!!!!!! The hike was bad but not crazy bad....

The view

We went to the Gobot v11 area and warmed up on the classic autobot v5........this thing was super good and a little scary....basically if you fell you would tumble down a sloped boulder to a scabed up ass casm. After this we went over to the Marble V12 which has a V10 start that I did all the moves on but didnt link....I want to go back for this one $ sure. Checked out Handicapps,deep puddle dynamics and Tommys arete ...all good stuff.

Da crew

We headed to Denver to hook up with Kevin Brown and crash at his crib. While we were there we checked out his new gym he opened up with Lee Payne in denver 

.....The DBC...................................Thats The Denver Bouldering Club!!!

It was rad and I set a v6 boulder problem to leave my mark.

Next we wanted to go check out Mt.Evans area B

Mt Evans

We warmed up on the ladder v2.....and I did makers mark v5 second go. We headed over to Bierstadt v10. This thing is rad, I got to the last move first go and never sent....booooooooo!

Bierstadt......with the beaver face!

Next we headed up the hill to Dali V9...also very rad line I sent quickly and considered it soft for 9 but very cool

Dali

All in all a good trip ...going back soon to send the Marble, Bierstadt,Deep puddle,and Cage free.

I miss the area already... its very safe to say that im going back in august for a long weekend to send and also check out the Denver area for housing as we are looking to make a move with our company and ourselves.

Respect the Yukon!!!!

Colorado

 Well Nate left today for Colorado, Jon is in route and I still have 30 days to go!!!!! Need to work,work,work until then and cant wait to be able to spend 12 days bouldering with no limitations .  I have alot to do and have a short list of problems i want to tick

1. Cage Free V11

2. The nothing v8

3. The Amendment V10

4. Dali v9

5. Gorillas in the mist V10

6. Silverback v10

7. Bierstadt v9/10

Im also excited to discover new lines (to me) and have projects for the following summer as this trip is officially tradition!!!!

Kurt..............Holla!

Went to Thorns sit today with Nate and eric and didnt send but here are some pics of the main event....its SHARP!!!! Still I want to do it and cant wait for the next sess on this line

Fall Temps in KING manana

Yeah.......ohhhhh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Well its been a minute or two since I updated the blog.....what can I say...I have been working....been bored ..been chillin....been gymin...been thinkin!!!!!!! Thinkin about what you say?  THORNS SIT!  I have been dreaming of the chance to have killer temps creep back in so I (or nate) can murder this rig! 

Update Tommorow!

Searching...Searching...for the Newness

Yesterday my  boy Eric Nyc and I went to Moores to check out the rock thats below the road on the right as your driving into the park proper(strong valley). This stuff looked so promising and I had heard people were there back in the day puttin up the goods. We got a pretty early start for sunday and we were at Moores by 1045 am. We had to park on the side of the road and decided to throw the shirt in the window to look like we were outta gas and would return shortly...haha smoke and mirrors for the rangers. As I was parking the honda i got to close to the guard rail and crunched a big divot in the car door.....shit,piss,ass....crap!!!!!!!!!!!! This was very dissapointing to say the least. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

OK...lets start the hike....this shit was steep downhill and very loose ground.  John pro and I had made the half hike in before but turned around.  As we pushed on we ran into alot of very big boulders/cliffs that had good rock quality but not really set up for bouldering, these were about halfway down. We could hear the creek running strong and were ready to see whats what down the valley.......then we hit the mangrove/rhodo forrest....holy thick ass shit. This was like some eco- challenge race in peru!!!!! I was crawling at points on the knees getting jabbed in the eye by thorns, chased by wild turkeys and giant toads. REALLY!!!!!!  All for the glory of finding the new hueco/joes valley... sick badass area...oh yeah its just sitting there ready to be owned!!!!!!

So we finally reach the creek at the bottom of the valley and  its like sunny 85 degrees...itchy and bleeding I run straight into a kick ass boulder(alot like asheboros steepest)...right in the middle of the creek....running water and small falls surrounding it. This thing is so cool........its about 6 feet wide and 12 feet long. You end up using both sides and slap your way out.....the start holds are good....left hand sloping edge right hand small crimp..........slap out with left hand twice  with your heel hooked nicely,then scum your right foot by the right hand crimp and smack for a right hand sloping hold thats ok...hold that....heel your right foot on that crimp and smack twice to the lip and press it out.................... werd  BULLFROG v6 is born!!!!!!!!

Everything else down there was ok...little chossy or too big.........but the creek bed is promising...we didnt search but maybe a third of the creek bed area but the rock was sooo good...softened by the water flow and sick roof features, however the thickness of the rhodos was alot to deal with........maybe something there worth it!!!!!