Another Zone in the Making

Tom and Ron cruised over to the 'Lith on Saturday, and wanting to avoid the droves of ATV'ers at the Desert, they chose to explore an area that I had previously perused. Lyddie, Ladd, and I met up with them to play on the pebbles...



Tom starting out the day on a gem


Same stone, arete variation


Me, humping a new arete climb for all its worth


Tom, gaining a new high-point on the arete


Ron, sending the arete in fine form


Tom in flight


Tom cleaning flakes on a possible project



Warm temps with mostly dry ground and new stones made this day quite successful.

Post Paddy's Pebble Pullin'--and weekend WARNING

The day after Saint Patrick's in Butte left Dustin, Shannon, Molly and myself a bit fuzzy and clouded--we decided that bouldering in the sun of the Pipestone area would be the cure for our hang-overs. We picked up Ladd after school and headed off fo a few hours. Dustin and Shannon brought their three dogs, so I figured that the Trailer Boulders would be the secluded spot with a nice flat, trail-approach. My success of the day came after I finally sent "The Aristocrat"--Molly had similar feelings of jubilation when she completed the tri-fecta of problems on the Warm-Up Boulder:-)

Sorry no photos, I thought Mo had grabbed the camera and was mistaken:-(




PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE PIPESTONE/SPIRE AREA THIS WEEKEND: 3-20-10

There is going to be an ATV/ORV benefit/poker run in the Four-Corners/Tracks locale in the Pipestone Area--expect CROWDS and congested roads/trails!!!!1111



edit: There are plenty of other dry climbing options/area in the Batholith--inquire within:-)













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March in the Desert

I Was able to get out this past Sunday to give a tour of the Desert and the Druthers to two stoked individuals. A great day indeed, though the camera didn't come out that often.

A couple snaps




Mastodon Slab


Ron's Crack


A new slab put up back in January by Levi, Dean and Andrew(I think?)...starts above the BLM crack. Really fun!

Hope y'all are getting out and enjoying the sun!

Cheers!