Isos and something special for the Summer

Just another day in the batholith.  Very cool little crag with an amazing looking offwidth.

The Isos maybe one of the best areas that is currently under development in the Batholith.  The area is much more concentrated than previously thought and it holds a variety of problems on great stone.  Tom and I went out to  clear up our understanding of the Lower Isos this weekend.  With a couple new problems going up early in the day specifically on John Titor's Boulder. Follow this link to find out more about John Titor - quite an interesting read if you have the time. Later some weather moved in so we decided to go explore an area that Tom had been looking at on aerials.  Walking in to this locale yielded one of the best finds in the Batholith in recent memory-  a hillside with many featured overhangs and a couple awesome little crags with some excellent route potential.

Walking in Snow White - Bowie Boulder, Lower Isos

A creepy find in the backwoods occasionally happens.  We discovered this beaver tail nestled in a tree miles from any water source.

IBM 5100 - John Titor's Boulder, Lower Isos

Pebble pinch on IBM 5100

  

Fighting Diamondbacks - John Titor's Boulder, Lower Isos

Let the exploring begin!

A (1 out of 500 featured overhang) in the Batholith? - they do exist can't wait to get on this!

More featured overhangs?

And more overhangs with features?

Find of the day a 50-60' overhanging offwidth

Looks like it is gonna be a busy Summer!

L8er,
podenbeck

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Courtyarding

After a world travelling hiatus I have been trying to get back in the groove.  March is usually when things really start to get nice in the batholith.  The Coartyard in particular can be stellar this time of year not to hot and not too cold.  I have been able to get out to the Coartyard on two consecutive weekends this month and both days have been stellar.  There is lots of unfinished business in the Coartyard notably the many potential highballs on the 25'-35' wall that is in the area.

This past weekend as sizable crew came out I gave a little tour of the area for some people who had not been there before.  Everyone seemed pretty psyched. I was able to pluck two of the longstanding highball problems (sorry no pics) and made some progress on a third.  I am happy to get those out of the way.  One of them I might do again the other I am not so sure.

Rose sending Cherry Blossom

Charlie on a problem that I think Whitmore put up

Project that might actually be possible- tall and scary

My favorite bouldering partner

Batholith is prime right now!

Hope to see everyone out there.

L8er,

podenbeck