"All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it." H.L. Menken

Monday, September 24, 2012

Lucky Strike: more development.

Technically speaking,  Lucky Strike Canyon is a few gulches over, but the Lucky Strike boulders seemed like a fitting name considering the potential quality. In fact, much of the rock is high enough grade that much of it was quarried back in the day.  I've been returning whenever possible (only 20 minutes from my house to chalking up), and Kyle and I have been steadily cleaning and adding new problems. No better way to get back into fall climbing shape, then sprinting through the woods like an idiot, gunning for new problems. 

 Sheep Eater V4+


White girl problems V3


 Navajo high-step V2



 Perhaps the best find was The Long Knife project: a long, well attached flake, which gashes its way out of a steep corridor, and finishes with a dyno to the lip.
Kyle feeling out the rail. 


The sequence:





From another angle:

 The dyno. Aka the crux. 


A closer look at the feature. 


All the moves have been sussed and stuck, now its just a matter of linking. Hopefully there will be a video soon. 

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