Dex's Hunting Camp

This last weekend, Kevin, Orrin, and I ventured into the Absaroka Range for a bit of bouldering. We rolled out of Livingston into the Paradise...through a ranch and up into the rolling foothills. Kevin visited this area over 10 years ago...a small cirque up a blocked drainage, mainly used for guided hunting. Kevin promised a shorter than usual hike and great potential. I was not disappointed.


We set up camp and began exploring...




and scrambling...






We then shoe-d up and knocked off about a dozen or so problems







We bouldered until evening and headed back to camp...


Crazy thing...this cirque is perched in a way that cell reception is no problem....a bit weird though...

The next morning we set back out to try a few more things and do a bit more exploring before heading down. Orrin found a really nice wall with a couple lines the day before, so we headed out to give it a go. The main line is a slanting seam through a black wall...hard, overhung, aesthetic, and tall...I had to give it some goes...


This will be a great line...though it's beyond me at the moment...

We wandered about, trying a few more lines, and checking out an adjacent ridgeline


Eventually we packed up camp and headed down...scoping a couple on the way out...




Overall it was a great weekend in a new area with tons of potential and rock yet to be explored. Hopefully we will be back soon... Cheers! TK