Jan 09, 2021
As planet earth continues it's transformation into Venus, you have to look at the bright side - Vitamin D might be helpful in the global pandemic. Ok, that's dark, but I'm not even sure we can even call this winter bouldering - it was more like a summer sesh on Dover Island. Fuck it - suns out, guns out!After a quick repeat of Aftermath V9 using the classic start, I worked hard to send the full value line - Aftermath Low V10. A dope line that requires a much more explosive opening move, adding about a grade of difficulty.
Ben Smith's impressive desperate Big Dreamers V10 has been taunting strong climbers for years - an unrepeated problem sitting right next to Aftermath and supposedly a grade lower in difficulty. It is the hardest line in the area by a wide margin. Last sesh, I lost a promising battle after my fingertips exploded on the most henious crimps imaginable. Today, it felt impossible with full sun and mangled tips.
I can't recommend hitting the Full Topos button in this area, but OCD compelled me to grab videos for every line. Merman V1 the best of the bunch, and a cool photo-op, but spoiled by a bad landing.
After the Rapture V4 was a terrible lip traverse straight out of Prospect. After these, things devolved into bristol 7 - so I'll spare the greusome details.