The crew rallied from Los Angeles to Bishop for what might be the last trip before fall. Eden, Jovanna and I met up with Marina, Jake and Emily in town for a coffee Saturday morning before heading up the bumpy Buttermilk Road.
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| Jovanna taking on Hero Roof, (V0) |
The thin cloud coverage and breeze made climbing bearable despite the hot weekend forecast. After a quick warm-up, we took turns jumping on some of the area classics.
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| Emily, nearing the end of the mega-classic Iron Man, (V4) |
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| Itai catching the lip on Iron Fly, (V9) |
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| Itai enjoying some sunny slab climbing on Pope's Problem, (V4) |
We awoke Sunday morning sore and sunburnt, but more than ready for another day of bouldering. (After a healthy dose of coffee, that is.) Sunday turned out to be hot as hell, which must have discouraged most climbers because we nearly had the Buttermilks to ourselves. A rarity nowadays!
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| Marina, on a surprisingly fun Unnamed, (V7) |
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| Jake, on the same climb. |
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| Danny sending the burly Cave Route, (V6) |
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| Eden piecing together The Buttermilker Stand, (V12) |
We managed to escape the noontime sun by playing around in what little shade we could find before struggling up some sun-soaked slabs to end the trip. A great weekend with a great crew! Eden and I even opened up a few new projects that are sure to keep us motivated through the summer (Bishopless) months.
Farewell, Bishop.
I'll see you next fall.
- Itai
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