Plans

It’s the weekend again, and that means way lake! I’ll be up there with nick, nick, and a few of the locals. Hopefully the weather holds out, 30% chance of storms..

Edit: On second thought the rain looks too sketchy to warrant the 6+ hour drive to mammoth just for two days. So it looks like we might head to the tramway tomorrow then some surfing on sunday!

And in other news, I just booked my flight to Denver! Flying in Friday Sept 4th and returning Sunday the 13th! So if you’ll be in colorado or want to be in colorado for labor day hit me up! I have yet to climb there so I’m pretty psyched!!

Way!

I spent the three day Fourth of July weekend at Way Lake (Mammoth Lakes CA). It was a phenomenal trip, one of my best weekends of climbing! The rock was amazing, solid, and for the most part very friendly. The hike follows a mountain stream along a mellow trail in the forest. The bouldering is at 9,500 feet and is situated below 11,000 foot peaks. According to local experts, the rock is schistic gneiss with a smooth texture and very sharp edges. It suits my style quite well with gently overhanging walls featuring an abundance of crimps. Zach gave us the tour on day one and Jeff showed us some more gems on day two. I got a taste of everything at way lake from the hard lines to the easier highballs and everything in between. I managed to tick over 100 V points in the process. Needless to say I was exhausted when I returned to work on Tuesday! Going from sea level to 9,500 feet, hiking for two hours each day, and climbing until dark takes it’s toll!

I learned a few things this weekend that I should share: Zach doesn’t enjoy the last move of rock climbs, Mike is lucky, Jeff is a wizard, and Meadow Face doesn’t go.

Dark Matter

Here’s Dark Matter V10 at Joshua Tree. It’s one of the best at Josh if you have the chance to hike out to the underground!

Way Lake!

We’re heading up to way lake Thursday afternoon! Bouldering will be had on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! I haven’t done much bouldering lately so I’m psyched to check out a new area!! Hopefully my back won’t bother me too much and I can climb some classics. Zach will be giving us the tour. Anyone else who’s got the weekend free should come up!