Lyn Verinsky on Heather Graham, v8
Two words that I don't like to hear in the same sentence: alpine start. To try and beat the hot temperatures we got up at 6am and were bouldering by 7am. Sadly enough, the temperatures were not that much better! After warming up, we headed down to try Heather Graham, a burly v8 with a wicked top out. The temps were a little better but the humidity was still high enough to thwart our efforts.
Lyn Verinsky on No Excuse for Porn Hair, v4
Something about that alpine start that must have made us a little crazy in the head. On the recommendation of Tim Clifford, we went down the way to hop on the a classic called No Excuse for Porn Hair, which in itself wasn't crazy but it was in the beating sun! Defeating the entire purpose of the alpine start, we threw caution to the wind and gave it a try.
Monday August 18th
A rainy rest day in Squamish with the usual activities: sleeping in, lounging, surfing the internet, more lounging, dinner out, and most importantly: even more lounging.
Tuesday August 19th
The forecast was for cloudy weather and great temperatures so expectations were high. We warmed up in a light drizzle and once we went down the hill to try Nick's Traverse the sky opened up.
Climbing/waiting out the rain @ Nick's Traverse
Nick's Traverse was dry enough to try. Well, I should clarify, the crux was dry but the finish rail was resembling a waterfall or, at the very least, a water sculpture. Tim, Courtney and Lyn all sent with the sports action finish.
Amazingly, the rain let up and once we headed into the forest, it was surprisingly dry. We had the best conditions of the trip and the ladies all took advantage of them. Siemay sent her nemesis, Goldenboy, v7 first try! She then went on to dispatch another old project, Mind Bender, v7. Courtney did Mind Bender Low, v9, with ease and looked mighty close to sticking the crux move on King Swing - a very height dependent problem not kind to smaller folk. Lyn was on fire, sending The Weasel, v8 (hard), Goldenboy, v7, Mind Bender Low, all in addition to Nick's Traverse.
Patti Phillips on Tim's Sloper Problem, v5
By the end of the day the rain started up again and thwarted Patti's near send of Tim's Sloper Problem. But considering how it started out, not a bad day at all.
Wednesday August 20th
Our rainy campsite
So the rain started for real and our elaborate tarp setup at the campsite paid off after a night of torrential rains. In Squamish, rain means rest.
-Raza
you should try the "Alpine Finish," its when you finish your 'day' of work with an alpine start to bouldering.
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