Potter Mountain Cliff

Alright! So, it frosted for the first time last night. And now it's really really cold in our house. Brrrrrr. But don't worry that hasn't prevented us from putting up somewhere in the vicinity of 15 pitches (with the help of a sizable crew) all within 100 feet of each other.

All the pitches on on Potter Mountain Cliff, and particularly this part of the cliff were remarkably clean. On top that, there are a series of water runs that have created the cooooooooolest holds ever. There are all these pock marked pinches and edges and finger pockets, toe dishes and the greatest exposure.

In a slightly different section of cliff, Tom and Joe spent the better part of the day scrubbing and doing some crack climbs. There is definitely more potential where they were working -- finishing routes to the top as well as more crack climbs at the bottom.

The setting and the climbing here are awesome. It is nice and remote. You feel like you are way way out, and while the approach is roughly an hour, there is a nice trail to follow (at this point). As soon as we can, we're going to do a serious photo shoot up there.

So, here is the break down of routes:

Stop Making Sense 5.7; four pitches
The Brazilian 5.10a; three pitches
Once in Lifetime 5.10d; one pitch
Groovitational Pull 5.10a; two (long) pitches
Brutus Ate My Sandwich 5.10a; three pitches
Zebra 5.9, one pitch
Leroy Brown 5.11+?
(Can't remember Joe and Tom's last route) 5.9+ one pitch

So yeah, good climbing out there, just as good as any other place we have climbed. Matt and I are off to the Center of Progress to clean up a few more cracks that look outstanding. Woo hoo!