Dain's Bulge

I went to Cherry Canyon yesterday. The lake under the bulge dried up enough to climb with the use of a tarp. I managed to finish off Dain's Bulge. I worked out the beta on Uptown Vandal and Tiny Dancer. I finished the day off with another quad crown.

Dain's Bulge from John Cooper on Vimeo.
Dain's Bulge.Uptown Vandal.

Supa Roof and Drop Zone

I climbed at Supa Roof and Drop Zone yesterday with Matt. Conditions were cold and windy with a nice overcast. Matt finished off the center line out Drop Zone. I repeated the left line, and flailed on the center for a bit. Afterwards we did some endurance training on the Supa Roof using the lip to climb back around and re-enter the roof. I did a double enduro loop which probably resulted in approximately 100 feet off horizontal climbing. Props to RickyO on putting up a fun jug haul roof back in the day!

Drop Zone Left from John Cooper on Vimeo.

Supa Roof from John Cooper on Vimeo.

Opening day at Cherry Canyon

The forest roads are finally starting to open. I went to Cherry Canyon yesterday with Pat. I thought the waiting game was over but apparently not.

Devastation under Dain's Bulge.

We found a lake under Dain's Bulge. Fortunately there are other boulder problems in the canyon. I finished the Rapture which climbs a cool roof/bulge feature with double toe hooks. The bouldering in Cherry Canyon is difficult to say the least. The boulder problems here are hard. This is the first boulder problem that I have topped out in the canyon other than the inadequate "warm-ups." Topping out a boulder problem in Cherry Canyon is hard, many of the problems are on par with difficulty similar to Serves You Right. Cherry Canyon reminds me of a more difficult version of Roger's Park in Central Texas. The bouldering is on tall limestone cliffs, and the woods are dense.

Rapture from John Cooper on Vimeo.

My truck hit 200,000 miles on the way to Cherry Canyon. I bought the truck five and a half years ago with 94ish thousand miles.

That's a lot of miles (read rock climbing).

We're still waiting for the anticipated opening of Woody Mtn Rd so we can get back to the Choss Roof.