Telluride Bouldering Conditions Update

Noah Sheedy- 'The Grinch' (v3/4)

Just wanted to give a quick conditions update for bouldering in the Telluride area. The weather is quite nice these days, though the occasional snow shower still makes an appearance. (The accompanying photos are from the last two days.)

-Everything down valley of Society Turn is dry, including Ilium. It's getting pretty warm out in the desert, but good conditions can still be found in the evenings.
-The Eider Creek Boulders (Tree House) are dry as well.
-Bear Creek can be a little snowy and wet in spots on the approach but the blocks are dry for the most part.
-The Mine Boulders are dry for the most part as well, with snow still found at the base of some climbs. In fact, this is one of the best times to climb at the Mine because the vegetation hasn't filled back in yet, so no nettles to deal with and it's quite easy to get around and find boulders if you're unfamiliar with the area.

The friction is high and gravity's pull is low. No excuses. Get outside and start sending!

Kaylie Rozen- 'This Airplane Will Crash Tomorrow' (v0+)

Bishop- Dale's Camp

Bennett Dahl- 'Zen Flute' (v10)

Though my finger injury has temporarily put my climbing on hold, I have still been out supporting friends on their various projects. I met Bennett Dahl shortly after injuring my finger and have been lending him moral support and, as he would say, 'technique advice'. Bennett has only been climbing for a little over a year but is crushing it, having already sent a couple v10's. Yesterday, we hiked around checking out future projects, and then spent some time working 'Zen Flute', a Chris Sharma line with an outrageous finishing dyno.

Bumping to the crimp

End Of The Road

Storm clouds loom over the Prozac Nation Bluffs at the Sad Boulders.

Today was a bad day for me. Fell off the last move of my project 'Water Colors' (v7). Got rained on. And worst of all, I ruptured/tore my A2 tendon pulley on my right ring finger. Which pretty much means that my climbing trip is over. I'm going to give it a couple of days and see how it feels, but I've done this before and I know the drill. No climbing for at least two weeks, and possibly a month or more, depending on how it heals. I'm super disappointed, to say the least.

Bishop- The Sad Boulders

Jessi DeLong styling the beta-intensive problem
'The Mothership Connection' (v4).

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to meet up with some friends for a morning of bouldering at the Sads. This afforded me the opportunity to get a few pictures, which has otherwise been difficult since I've mostly been climbing alone. It was a very fun day.

Notable ascents included:
-'The Black Stuff', a v1 with a terrifying landing
-another repeat of 'Molly' (v5)
-a relatively quick send of 'French Press' (v6), an incredibly thin and technical line
-'The Mothership Connection' (v4/5), a super fun, athletic climb with some crazy beta

'The Mothership Connection' (v4)

Brandon- 'French Press' (v6)

'French Press' (v6)

Death Valley National Park

Zion National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Chasing The Sun

Christian Prellwitz- 'Blankety Blank (sit)' (v6/7)

'Black Box Arete Right' (v3)

Lucy Hidden sending an unnamed v1

Castleton Tower

'Split Boulder Left' (v2)

'La Derecha (sit)' v3

Below The Sky

Christian Prellwitz 'Desperate' (v4)

We managed to find some dry rock yesterday out at the Atomic Energy Boulders. The drive in was quite muddy and the approach involved wallowing through shin deep snow but the climbing was still fun.