boulderdiaries on February 15th, 2009

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boulderdiaries on February 10th, 2009

We have snow folks. Hopefully this will keep up and we'll get some good pow!

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boulderdiaries on March 28th, 2008

Ok guys here they are. Sorry they took so long to get up. This week has been pretty hectic with me trying to find a job. Okay, well not really hectic but definitely stressful. I had forgotten how frustrating the job search can be. You put in all these applications and resumes and not even [...]

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boulderdiaries on March 20th, 2008

We finally did something we had been talking about doing since the night we arrived in Bishop; climbed The Checkerboard. This is only one of two problems in the Bishop Bouldering guide book that received 4 stars, I believe the other one is The Hulk. Ben, Tim, Dan, Chris and I all came VERY close [...]

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boulderdiaries on March 20th, 2008

Didn’t do any bouldering today, as I took a rest day. It was much needed too. I woke up this morning and my tips were burning and my shoulders were in pain. Chris, Keifer, Tim and the girls climbed for a half day then we hung out around town. I managed to get off a [...]

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boulderdiaries on March 18th, 2008

Yesterday we got a late start and ventured into the Pollen Grains. The Pollen Grains are known for their ridiculously tall blocks and high quantity of 3 star problems. Mesothelioma, Golden Showers, Jedi Mind Tricks, The Spectre, Suspended In Silence and Flight of the Bumblebee all call the Pollen Grains home. After a prompt warm [...]

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boulderdiaries on March 17th, 2008

Went to The Happies to get away from the sharp granite of the Buttermilks and give our skin a bit of a rest but it was not to be. Somehow a fire got started in the brush grass about a mile away from The Happies parking lot and spread very quickly due to the wind. [...]

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boulderdiaries on March 15th, 2008

Arrived in Bishop at 3am on Friday, got 6 hours of sleep and promptly started pebble wrestling. It was one of my most productive days of bouldering I have had in quite some time. It’s not that I sent an exponential amount of problems, although I did send High Plains Drifter in three goes, or [...]

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