Went to Dover over the weekend with a strong crew from the club. Years of avoiding this place came to an end. Bouldering is somewhat cool I guess. Managed to send a few problems and took a few pictures. Highlights for me were topping out The Bear, running laps on Orgasmatron, and eventually sending The Wave after about a dozen ugly-looking tries.
It was pretty impressive to see the power that the ocean commands over the blocks at this place. We saw spots where house-sized boulders were picked up and either carried uphill or completely away by the surf. It was pretty unreal. I was pretty disappointed to see Orangutan smashed away but we found a newly created double-arete near the John Doe area which made up for it somewhat. I thought I may have bagged the FA of it but I guess not. It was new enough to still have holds crumbling and breaking off on us... and you wouldn't expect that for a super-aesthetic V1 boulder in a well-traveled area. Get on it... it looks like this:
Just don't fall.
O.k so I have got my better pictures posted
here... but these are my selections:
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The basecamp... before we torched the creosote wood! |
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Brent... Agent Orange - V0 highball |
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Melissa... Orange Arete - V2 sloper problem |
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Cara on The A-Frame, a nice V1 crack |
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Tom, both feet cut loose from the The Bear, V4 |
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Tom. Orgasmatron. V0. This should go on for 300'. |
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Pete wrestling with Orange Crush V6. Loving the Jihadi look! |
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Franca reaching for the better pinch on The Bear, V4 |
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