Went back to Boston to spend some time with the family and took a trip to Portugal. Before heading across the pond, I went out to check the climbing at Farley Ledges with my college friend, Will. Although he does not climb, we found out it also hosts some enjoyable hiking and trail-running for the non-climbing folk. While there, I laid hands on Speed of Life. It's an iconic NE boulder, and I can't wait to session it with some psyched folks when I make it back to the east coast during better conditions. Here are some pictures:
Mid-sized/Full-sized man V11/V13
Portugal was very fun. It had been a while since I actively tried to conversate in a language besides English (they definitely could speak it, in case things got difficult) Besides the awesome people, enjoyable seafood, and scenery, it wouldn't be a complete trip without taking some time to explore some European climbing. I took a day to check out the bouldering at Sintra. It is, by far, one of Portugal's better known bouldering destinations with over 1000 boulder problems. The rock type is granite, though some areas have a trace of Syenite, which makes those feel reminiscent of Hueco Tanks. I ended up doing a tour of some classics there with the Sintra Boulder Shop, the Incha La boulder, a compressiony, overhanging arete, and a very enjoyable moderate, Ninho de Cucos. I really enjoyed how days went by out there. It is not as rushed as it feels in the states. Climbing wise, the locals are awesome and very stoked to get after it. I only wish I had some time to go back, but there's so much more climbing to see in Europe.
Street Art in Lisbon
Incha La
Once I was state-side, I took some time to climb a bit more at Lincoln Woods with my friend Nick in Rhode Island. Despite the muggy conditions, I was able to find a bit of reprieve at the Pond Cave, where I did the classic Who Needs Hueco and Quiet Buddhist. The line climbs like an easier version of Carnivore Direct. I also started working the left entrance, Hueco Dreams, but two days of rain had rendered the climbing quite miserable, although I was able to do some other nice moderates.
Back in Arizona, I took no time to visit stuff in the woods again with Hoch, Bobby, and Anthony. I ended up visiting a roof that may host Arizona's hardest project, and made a return back to Revenant and Rolling Roof. I was able to quickly put down Matt Gentile's Revenant Roof, which shut me down last year. There are a few more lines left to do there, so I'm very psyched to get back to work- as long as we can find a way to get to the roof more easily. Here are some videos and photos from there.
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