Bad Forecast, GREAT Weather in Leavenworth! Part II

NOTICE: Okay, sorry people for the MASS-procrastination on this post, I know how much each and everyone of you were holding their breaths... lol.

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(Top to bottom)"30% chance of showers w/ overcast skies", Whitey slam dunking a move, Meg & nice(um) scenery

A couple weekends ago, Meg, Jeremy, Whitey, and I got out for the day to LEAVENWORTH- our own little Bavarian village and bouldering mecca right here in Washington state. It was my first time back here since summer '08 with Micah.

We started out the day bombing down I-5 in a sweet new Volvo luxury sport wagon supplied by Meg. We made good time all the way to Leavenworth (besides almost hitting a self-entitled flock of geese crossing Hwy 18!).

After the requisite pit-stop at Safeway (were I picked up a BOMB sandwich for $5 bucks), we decided to start the day out at Mad Meadows; only after getting turned around trying to find the Clamshell area.

(Top to bottom)$1.00 per lb/foot of sandwich!, Meg's approach : ), me getting my ass SPANKED on some v5 (I fell)

After bouldering at Mad Meadows, we finally did find the Clamshell area, and checked out Forestland too.

It was great to sunbathe in weather WAY better than forecasted, talk, laugh, and boulder all together.

One thing I realized on this day trip, was I enjoy bouldering a lot more NOT having a structured tick-list of objectives for the day. It's nice to preserve the spontaniety and goofiness of a day unstructured.

(Jeremy on a BOMBER rest hold... : )

Highlights for me:

Occum's Razor v5 ( It was cool to all session this superb boulder problem!)

Pentaphobia v5 (Meg was IMPRESSIVE on this hard, crimpy testpiece for the grade)

The Octopus v7 (My first outdoor v7 of the year!)

The Real Thing v4 (hard but SO good to repeat...good way to end the day for me)

The Pocket v4- (not that hard, but super bad ass)

The Cube v1+ (highball perfection)

One Summer v5 (Whitey, Jeremy, and I all stuck the big move crux to unlock the line!)

To conclude, here is a video of Jeremy on a silky smooth ascent of The Pocket v4: