It has been 5 climbing days since my last post. I am getting
used to the style of bouldering in Rocklands. The rock is very sharp and heavy
on the skin and most of the problems are quite powerful. One of the best
problems in Rocklands is the Rhino, they even have a sandwich named after it at
the Hen House. As already posted on Facebook I managed to climb the Rhino,
which is my first real 7b+ boulder.
Most of the 7A problems go down relatively smoothly. I have
flashed Kiesel, Human Energy and Panic Room. Some 7A’s
take a bit more time to figure out how to tackle them. Vanity is an example of
a boulder I had to work in for quite some time. Sunset Traverse was also
trickier than it looked at first sight. Dave Graham who was working in Monkey
Wedding on the other site of the boulder, provided the beta for the first
couple of moves and cheered me on through the last couple of exposed moves.
I managed to flash Barracuda Rail a nice 7B, which is a long
traverse on slopers with a tricky last part. I was very happy with that result.
I did not struggle too much in Born into Struggle a 7B+. After figuring out the
correct way to place a couple of toehooks that problem went down quite fast as
well.
Yesterday I ticked of Minki, 7B. This boulder required more
attempts then I had anticipated. It is a beautiful boulder with technical heel
and toe hooks and kneebars.
I am currently working in some more difficult boulders, which
do not seem impossible so I hope to be able to report about this in a later
post.