Back to the Ten

     Awww, Wasssup!!!! Whirlwind, that’s the perfect word to describe the last two weeks. I'm not much for words at the moment but I thought I could recap on a few moments and share a few pictures of some events over the past few weeks. After finishing up the massive bolting escapade in the Borderlands and I was able to put several routes together before my parents rolled in last week. It was a welcomed surprise to have them in town for a few days and my mom and dad were both super syked to not only come out to the new crag but also to see some of the amazing country that the Big Horn mountains have to offer. Starting in Salt Lake, they covered over 4,000 miles in their two weeks out here and they definitely had a blast in the 3 days that they got to spend in Ten Sleep. 

Pops on belay!

     

     

     After their stay and a mini-epic, 14-mile search and rescue mission, I was back to the Borderlands for the weekend to finish bolting the remainder of the routes I had there and to climb for a few days before heading back to Ten Sleep. Saturday we were greeted with rain but Sunday I was able to get out for a morning session and do a rad little 13a before heading back into town. For the next 2 days, I was either sleeping or watching shows, wrecked from the weekend and getting ready for a week in the Ten Sleep Canyon proper, which I had only actually climbed in a few days this season. We headed to the Superratic on Wednesday, funny because I thought that I would be spending most of the season at this area but in reality had only spent one hot afternoon in June, warming up and then leaving. After warming up on the super cool Insect (12d), I jumped on the Hellion to finish some business from last year. After ludicrously punting from the top once, I sent! The next day we headed up to the Jungle Gym, a cool little area situated on the opposite side of the canyon and characterized by shorter, steeper routes with crazy moves on water-polished pockets. I was able to flash Put it in the Ting Ting (12d), send Gorilla Tactics (13b), and finish up the day with a link up between the two in the fading light. Time is winding down here and it looks like next week is going to be the last hoorah up at the Borderlands before spending the last week in Ten Sleep hanging and cranking with the fam. Peace!

Best. Show. Period.

Development, Crazy Woman, 'Merica!!

Crazy Woman, No?

     Things have been fairly busy around here as of late...New Crag, new people, new syke. With the absurd amount of rock here, I've found it super hard to focus on one thing, area, or route. As of recently, the fam has been up at "Borderlands" (In reference to the slightly addictive ps3 game that has occupied us more than climbing in the past month) which is just one more gem in the vast Big Horn range. 

Boarderlands, WHAAAAT!!!!!

This wall features untouched, slightly steep, Ceuse-like streaks, and all-day shade making it a primo spot. We've been able to bolt over 20 new routes among the 4 of us; pretty much giving rise to a new area overnight! My skin has been total crap this trip; not callousing and pretty much shredding and sweating at the first taste of rock. I spent the last 7 of the 8 days out there bolting and cleaning from morning to dusk in hopes of being able to devote the remainder of my trip to climbing these burlesque beauties. With 8 routes down, it looks like I'll have my work cut out for the rest of the summer if I hope to put any of them together to send. These rigs are long, steep, continuous, and for the most part, over my head making it that much more fun to see what will happen in the next month. I'm hoping to head back out tomorrow and get to work trying to piece these rigs together and also to get back up into the mountains into the cooler climate. The 4^th was great down in the valley though; super cool to check out the little town of buffalo and chow down on a bison burger and some blueberry pie all while chilling out by the pool, in Southern Steeze style of course! Alli has been able to snap a few photo’s of the area along with some of the awesome nightly happenings around camp and such. Anyways, these routes are sick, we’re syked, time to pull down!

Good 'ol Buffalo: The Busy Bee is a killer 20's style
diner that serves up some of the best bison in town

Level 69 Proj.