Tahoe Days 3 & 4

Our third day of climbing in Tahoe was an evening session at the Alpine club boulders.

Matt gets a little shaky on the warm up crack.

Climbing at sunset made for great temps and beautiful photo opportunities. Diggs enjoying some slabby smears and a good lip. Doesn't her shadow look like something out of peter pan?

Dello on the route less traveled (as usual). Matt fearing for his life in the background.

A little too much focus for V2. Just saying.

This problem was really cool. Kristen commented it reminded her of 9 lives in C-Wood. I agree except that 9 lives has feet.

Ahh yes. This tall problem was described as classic v4 in the guide. Classic apparently means old school scary as hell bouldering on a large flake that could go at any moment. It held Marcelo though, so I guess I was pretty safe.

We had the fortune of meeting up with some locals on day 4 who took us on a cleaning / recon mission at one of Tahoe's ski areas. It was a lot more hiking than climbing, but we had a great time. This photo is Ahren making the FA of Mistake Flake.

This is Jay Sell. He has been active in Tahoe for quite a while and was our three star tour guide for a later day in the trip. His motivation an enthusiasm are absolutely infectious.

Jay cleaned up this sloping rail traverse on thin crimps with terrible feet. No one managed to send it, but it sure was a lot of fun to try!

Kristen made the FFA of Mistake Flake while we were here. It involves doing a three point match on a VERY flexy flake at about head height. It will certainly blow someday, but it hung around long enough for all of us to send.

This is a crack line that we found and cleaned in another part of the ski area. Not a terribly difficult line, but the beautiful location made it a very enjoyable session.

Plenty more pictures coming. I promise. Thanks for checking them out!

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