Buttermilks ... AGAIN!!! =)

Ok - so its depressing that I'm leaving Bishop so soon...all my friends are leaving too - so its not soooo incredibly painful...

I have maybe two more days - then I pick up Elodie at the AP in Phoenix - I'll do a new map and calendar in my next post.

Yesterday - we did the Buttermilks - and after warming up on

*** Green Wall Essential (V2) - this thing is GREAT! - I love doing it for a warm-up...very good..

I tried my project again -

x High Plains Drifter (V7) - I felt crappy on the starting portion - though was doing much better - well relatively better on the upper portion...feeling more static - it was hot though - so the sloper was HORRID.

then I tried

x Bowling Pin (V4) - supposedly its harder now - because a jug broke - but whatever right? It just keeps you honest. Well - my first go was my best - my second go was my second best and then I was hosed tommy...hosed....I'll come back to this one (hopefully on this trip - but I only have two more climbing days - DOH!)

x Soul Slinger (V9) - yah right....

Then I went to try one of the first problems I tried at Bishop -

*** Birthday Direct (V3) _ WOAH - AMAZING!! Hard, but really good - you start on a crimp, dead vertical wall - good feet - up to a left gaston - press into the gaston and bring the foot up to an ok smear, set the left foot and go out right to right gaston - so now you're in double gastons...you need to step a high left foot and then press to some more crimpers - just dig the bone and its done...great problem.

we finished the day on:

x Iron Man Traverse (V4) - CLASSIC! I videoed this an am working on it now...

Today - we're all hanging out in the Looney Bean, playing scrabble, working on photo/video - free pool is at 4pm til 6 - then who knows....

I'll post the video soon.

-Danno