Sunday, January 29, 2012

New boulder problems

Found some new boulder problems this week. We put up 7 problems in two sessions and more to come. Photos are of Tesseract (v5) and The Vine Intervention (v5). Woot woot!

UPDATE: The Gunks are great because...Sometimes you think you are doing a new boulder problem. And that's a fun feeling. But then you find out that your new boulder problem was "climbed years ago." The Vine Intervention is one such boulder problem.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Spain -- The Round-up

I went on a climbing trip to Spain with St. Lawrence University. This is what happened.

Grade conversions are about like this: 4/5.7; 5+/5.10a; 6b+/5.11a; 7a+/5.12a

January 1, flight to Spain. Arrive at the Orange House late on January 2. First day of climbing was January 3.

Day One - Sella
  • El torronet - 5+
  • Puntea que no tienes - 6a+
  • Hola Patricio - 6b
  • Ratito de gloria - 6a+, 7a
  • The Wasp Factory - 6a, 6c+
Day Two - Peñón de lFach
  • Costa Blanca (680 ft) - 4th class, 6b, 6b, 6a, 6b+, 6b+, 6c+
Day Three - Castelletes
  • Tjue Sekx - 6a+
Day Four - Grovery shopping/students arrive

Day Five - Echo 1.5
  • Zac-e-than - 5
  • Made in Exmouth 6a+
  • X.M.A.S. - 6a
  • Central - 6b
  • Marian Jones - 6a
Day Six - Gaudelest
  • Neu ne Marc - 5
  • Men isc Mescat - 5
  • Carabassa t'han donat - 5+
  • Sang trait - 6a
  • Contes i Llegendes 6b
  • l'Orgue - 6a+
  • Hores bruixes - 6b
Day Seven - Sierra de Toix
  • Heti - 4+
  • 4 You - 6a
  • Johana - 5
  • Hova - 4, 4+
  • Short and Sweet - 5+
  • Painted Wall - 6b+
Day Eight - Sella
  • Cul de sac - 5
  • Prusik - 5+
  • Cartuhal - 5+
  • Speedy González - 5+
  • El Pixoncet - 6b
  • La vergüenza - 3
  • El torronet - 5+
  • Kashba - 6c+
Day Nine - Peñón de lFach
  • Vía Valencianos/Direct de UBSA (735 ft.) - 4, 5, 5+, 5, 4, 4+, 4th class
Day Ten - Pego
  • Rafelet - 5
  • Plat combinat - 5+
  • Quimera - 6c
  • Muca Muca - 7a (2nd go)
Day Eleven - Alcalalí
  • Stohlwitter - 6a
  • Windle Poons - 6c+
  • Elendigliches - 6a+
  • Heaven Can't Wait - 7b
  • Busaba - 7a
Day Twelve - Gandia
  • Pequeño saltamontes - 5
  • Coral bajilla - 5+
  • Quien Malonda - 7a+
Day Thirteen - Sella
  • Blanco Nato - 6b
  • Two Nights of Love - 5+
  • Acróbata porcino - 7a
Day Fourteen - Rain day

Flew home on January 17 after a total of 64 pitches of climbing.