Our week of bouldering in Hueco Tanks has come to an end. To be honest, it was quite a surprising stop. Surprising because I decided that I actually like bouldering. Maybe it is just because Hueco has some of the best bouldering in the US, but if all bouldering areas were as fun as Hueco, I could almost consider myself a boulderer.
For those who actually care to hear (Sean), here is a quick rundown of some of the most notable problems that we did (pardon the spray).
V0 - Melon Patch
V1 - Thunderbird
V2 - Nobody Here Gets Out Alive, Ghetto Simulator
V3 - Name Dropper
V4 - Sign of The Cross (V4 variation)
V5 - Lobsterclaw
V6 - See Spot Run (Didn't finish this one. Project for future returns)
Thunderbird
Melon Patch
Now we move on to the opposite end of the climbing spectrum. Next stop, Cochise Stronghold. This is the premiere multi-pitch traditional climbing destination of Arizona. We plan on spending the next week touring the southern Arizona climbing scene. Our three stops are, Cochise, Lower Devils Canyon (Queen's Creek Canyon), and Homestead. After a week of bouldering, it is time to start placing widgets again.
It might be a while before we have internet availability, so look forward to a longer blog about our Arizona climbing experience in the next week or so. Other news of note, Cam's GoPro came in the mail today. So look forward to really poorly filmed, high quality HD video soon.
Nice tick list! It looks like you are close to your bouldering goal. Melon Patch looks pretty highball -- I like it! I'm excited for some helmet cam videos on some runout slab action at the Stronghold. I hear that it was the goal of some of the developers out there to make route so bad protected that it is hard, not only physically, but mentally. It would be cool if you could film a whipper with that helmet cam thing on a better protected route. Anyhow, keep it up. Looks like fun and it gets me psyched to read these things.
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