Saturday, May 2, 2009

Spring Road Trip- Bishop, Pt. 3

Christian Prellwitz pulling hard on the classic 'Thunder' (v3).

On Thursday, Lexi and I headed to one of the under appreciated gems of the Bishop bouldering scene- the Druid Stones. This beautiful spot sits perched above the Owens Valley, overlooking the town of Bishop. The bouldering is excellent, offering some of the best quality rock in the Bishop vicinity. What keeps this area from exploding with popularity? A thirty to forty minute energy draining uphill slog. Though the hike was long, hot and dusty, both Lexi and I were happy that we made the trek. It was amazing having rock of this quality all to ourselves.

Christian Prellwitz getting started on 'Blood Kin' (v1) as cloud storms linger over the Sierras.

Lexi working her way up the perfect patina of 'You Can Cry If You Want To' (v1). The town of Bishop can be seen in the background.

Christian Prellwitz pulling down on the immaculate crimps of 'Kredulf' (v4).

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