Sunday, August 2, 2009

The Flatirons

New places with old faces. I had my first sport climbing experience in the Flatirons today, and I was quite surprised. I thought the quality of the rock would be similar to all the bouldering experiences I have had in the same region, but in fact the sport climbs are of a much higher quality, and I was quite impressed. The peak of the day certainly came when Ian managed to climb his first 12c, Power Bulge, a test piece at that grade in the Flatirons. I got on it and flailed around for a few fleeting moments, but psyche was lost, as I don't enjoy bouldering clip to clip. I forgot to Post Produce these photos before I uploaded them on Blogger, so attempt to enjoy the photography.

Ian, Bec, and Tara happy to be in the shade on the hike up.
Bec crushing "Hot if You're Not"
Ian cruising "Power Bulge"

Getting Jiggy With It.