Ramblings of The Southern Steeze: 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!