Xavier’s Roof
Here’s a short clip of Alex Savage climbing Xavier’s Roof V11 in the Buttermilks. This is a must do for those looking at hard lines in Bishop!
Footage is from last season. Note: Ian later went back to send but I wasn’t there to capture it!
YMCA
We spent most of our time this weekend bouldering at the YMCA area of Black Mountain. The results were amazing.
Way Lake Classics
Way Lake is pretty small compared to Bishop or Black Mountain but the abundance of classics is quite impressive! Feast your eyes on the must do 3 and 4 star lines at Way Lake. Let me know if you disagree or have any additions to the list!
- Wills Seam V11
- Wave Catcher V11
- Two Dragons V9
- Paralyzed V9 R
- Meadow Roof V8
- Hose Monster V8
- Crimp Ladder V7
- Knife Dance V7 R
- Duck Hunt V7 R
- Too Drunk to Taste This Chicken V6 R
- Shortness of Breath V6
- Morpheus V5 R
- Secret Pinches V5
- Hail Mary V3 R
- Excite Bike V0 R
Honorable mention: Ugly Duckling V9, Green Mamba V7, Hands and Feet V7, and Serpentine V9.
Wave Catcher
And in case you did want to see someone send Wave Catcher, here’s a video by Walker Emerson of Mr Cotter Brown catching the wave.
I’m Not Crying
Warning: If you want to see success, sending, or rock crushing, you’re not going to find it in this video! This video shows some effort on Chumscrubber and Wave Catcher.
This one is for you Nic!
http://www.vimeo.com/7059111Big Bear
No I didn’t go to Big Bear, I made friends with one! Well actually I just saw one (up close). I wanted to make friends but Joe made us take a detour around the big fella.
Way Lake was a great experience as always*. I made the epic drive out of the greater LA area on Friday and stopped in Riverside to pick up Joe Yun. Including that stop, one for a quick dinner, and miserable traffic, it took me a total of 8 hours! It was a crispy 37 degrees when we finally parked the car at the base of the mountain just before midnight.
Joe Yun on Meadow Roof
Way Lake it is!
Friday evening I’ll be making the 6+ hour journey to Way Lake for the weekend! Temps look to be perfect! Highs around 55 and sunny! Mammoth got some snow last weekend but it should be mostly melted by now. Joe Yoon will be riding up with me and is likely staying through to next week. I don’t have as much free time at the moment so I’m back to SoCal Sunday night.
