Two highballs at the Buttermilks: Mesothelioma and Secrets of the Beehive, plus Stained Glass thrown in for good measure. Check out my wacky new move on Secrets, the dropknee reverse mantel cross or DRMC.
Bishop
I made it up to Bishop one last time to drink beer, heckle, and snap photos. I’ve got some video to finish editing but until then, here are some stills from the weekend.
Bridget on the classic High Plains Drifter
Bridget on High Plains Drifter
Bearded Ian on Stained Glass
Stained Glass
Success!
I drove north on Wednesday to spend my Thanksgiving in Bishop. Thursday was a beautiful day in the buttermilks. I worked on a few things; finally managed to do Stained Glass which was exciting! All this time and I had been grabbing the last hold wrong! There is a little razor hiding on the left side of the hold which is the key to victory!
Alex Savage on Stained Glass V10
On Friday we drove north to the land of large boulders. We arrived in Bishop at midnight and past out. Saturday morning started off with one of the best warm up circuits in the world: Sunshine Wall, Green Wall, The Hunk, and High Plains Drifter. It felt great to be back in Bishop for the first time since spring. After warming up someone in our group had the bright idea to work on the Mystery (Grandma boulder). We headed down the hill to join a full gym scene of 20+ people. We worked on the Mystery for a while, Sam crushed it (again) and he got really close on Direction, falling on the Thunderbird move at the end five times.
Here’s a short clip of Alex Savage climbing Xavier’s Roof V11 in the Buttermilks. This is a must do for those looking at hard lines in Bishop!
Footage is from last season. Note: Ian later went back to send but I wasn’t there to capture it!
Here’s video of my ascent of the Mandala V12 in Bishop on January 3, 2009. This was before I bought the HD cam so the video quality is subpar but it’s better than nothin!