Not the Feather, alas. Instead, Red Feather. Which isn't a bad thing. Despite cool temps and a long walk on a snow-crusted road, we came to a climbable boulder called The Chopper.
B3PO, our guide and firestarter
Christ Craft
Despite being low to the ground, The Chopper is a remarkably good climb. The first move, a powerful stab to a decent incut, is by far the crux, and after that come a few tenuous moves and a fun, Tigerstrike!!-approved mantle-press. We postulated that if it were on the boulder behind the Dali Wall, it would see more traffic than that boulder's namesake. Probably an exaggeration, but the point is that The Chopper, and Red Feather in general, is good. Very good.
To complete the day we saw a small herd (troop? gathering?) of deer, who seemed utterly uninterested in our activities. We joked that if it came down to it, none of us could cook, let alone capture, kill, and prepare, one of the deer. Grizzly Adams we ain't.
bennett and i did the FA of "the chopper" when it had a spike of rock protruding from its base that was used as a foot.
ReplyDeletebeing that the chopper climbs this stone after the starting foot was savagely bashed out of place, i hereby deem this entire area of redfeather completely invalid and hereby sentance it to death by gravel making.
yeah. good plan.
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