A thank you to Climbing Magazine for covering our trip to Greenland. How cool is that?http://www.climbing.com/news/team-glitterbomb-finds-gold-and-sorrow-in-greenland/
A big THANK YOU for all who helped make the Greenland Trip possible in the first place!
and let's not forget that we can ALL support Paradoxical things....
Paradox Sports paradoxsports.org
Lonely Otter Farms--- www.facebook.com/pages/Lonely-Otter-Farm/345860612180249
I quickly escaped Colorado and have been sorting the changes in Canada.
This is my first trip to the Bugaboos and other nearby destinations. Time is flying by already...never not enough!
A quick chicken coup wrap of the van led into the stair-master work-out. This was completed 2 hours later, with my good friend Chris Brazeau leading the way.
We chatted with some friends in Applebee campground, arriving at a plan for the following day. I hoped to acclimate to the climbing a bit, crossing my fingers we would hop on a moderate route on the West Face of Snowpatch, Wildflowers or Surfs-up.
We chatted with some friends in Applebee campground, arriving at a plan for the following day. I hoped to acclimate to the climbing a bit, crossing my fingers we would hop on a moderate route on the West Face of Snowpatch, Wildflowers or Surfs-up.
A lazy first morning worked the climbing day to my advantage. Ascending the Snowpatch-Bugaboo Col was not as intimidating as I imagined. Soon we were basking in an early afternoon sun at the base of the West Face of Snowpatch Spire. Instead, Chris and I were inspired by a dihedral system in the sun. The dihedral was slammed shut, but we found a spicy way up to the right. Climbing a new route-6 rope stretching pitches at 5.11, 5.8,5.12,5.10,5.11,5.10. TO THE TOP! Might call it Wild Falafers or Wile Flowers.
MORE SOON!!!
MORE SOON!!!
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Chris Brazeau leading up Pitch 7 of our new route! Wile Flowers 5.12 IV West Face Snowpatch Spire
