Isolated Boulders

We met up with Mojede (and family) and worked on the isolated boulders we had found last week. HARD...every aspect...but pretty cool stuff.


even the little slab out front didn't give in that easy...




still a project...see the one on the left boulder? That's a project too...both seem doable though...

hope y'all have been getting out...another warm day here in Montana...

NEW zone in the backwaters

The warmth over the weekend was absurd. We arrived to blue skies and decided to drive out into the backwaters. We had a bit of time before Moj met up with us, so we took some interesting looking spur roads to see where they took us.

After a few stops we once again found a new cluster of boulders to explore as well as a couple of small buttresses, we called hutch and tried to explain where we were...eventually we all met up and climbed and explored and played in the sun...




after the direct, we decided to work the traverse...











We then ran around to some more close by problems, a couple of cracks, one that starts in a nice overhang, and a patina plate problem that had to have some of the biggest plate features I've pulled on in the boulder batholith...I think/hope Mojede took a couple shots of that stuff. (and here they are...)







Almost by instinct, we dropped down the ridge and crossed a small field to an adjacent ridge line that beckoned us. We found, after just a few minutes of walking another nice cluster...though the day was moving much too quickly...so after talking a walk about the ridge Hutch left us to round the day out on a couple new problems...





Hope y'all are getting out as well...

Cheers!

Tom

Druthers in February

Another great day in the Boulder Batholith! Hutch, Pat and I met up with Levi, Beth, and Eric...they had just done a day and an overnight at Whiskey Gulch with a larger crew from Missoula and were ready for day two. Word has it there is currently 6-8 inches of snow in areas of that zone...we decided to stay in lower elevations so we could have a more snow free day than that...Druthers seemed like a good bet...

















Session on a new problem...Levi quickly dispensed, with Pat and Eric nabbing quick sends as well. NICE!

















Rounding out the day on Birthday Crack


It was a great day with alot of stoke. More stuff seems to appear at the Druthers every time I return...and it was rad to have group psyche to get some problems done!

Hopefully more days like this are in store...until then

Cheers,

Tom