Category Archives: Ten Sleep

Summer Summary

Posted on October 13, 2014 | 2 comments

This blog’s not quite dead yet. As usual, I spent the summer climbing on ropes rather than over crash pads. I’d like to say that’s why I don’t post, but the posts don’t seem too much more frequent during bouldering season. Well, it may just be a quarterly blog. Deal with it. All 7 of you. Here’s some photos from the last 4 months or so:

EC – Happy Colored Marbles V2, FA – Boulder River Boulders, Mile 18

4th of July celebrations at Chestnut

Ho – Overhangatang V5 – Hyalite Canyon

EC – Overhangatang V5 – Hyalite Canyon (photo by Ho)

: EC – the Gravy Train 5.12b/c – Ten Sleep Canyon (photo by Ho)

SHo – Soft in the Middle 5.11c – Gallatin Canyon

Leslie – the Solace of Bolted Faces 5.12a – Wild Iris

Chris – the Devil Wears Spurs 5.10d – Wild Iris

Leslie – Limestone Cowboy 5.12a – Wild Iris

Wild Iris

EC – Don’t Bring Your Guns to Town 5.12c – Wild Iris (photo by Chris Ennis)

Chris – High Plains Drifter 5.10c – Wild Iris

Jess – the Terrible V7 – Leavenworth

EC – Cattleguard Arete V8 – Leavenworth

EC – Andy’s Arete V5 – Leavenworth

Peder – Crimpsqueek V7 – Leavenworth

Jess – Footless Traverse V5 – Leavenworth

EC – WAS V8 – Leavenworth (photo by Jess Groseth)

Peder – Premium Coffee V7 – Leavenworth

EC – the Beach Arete V2 – Leavenworth (photo by Jess Groseth)

-EC

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Posted in Beartooths, Hyalite Canyon, Northwest, Ten Sleep, Wild Iris

I’m Back!

Posted on September 29, 2013 | 1 comment

Guess what I did the other day? Went bouldering… in Montana! First time in many months that’s happened. Got into the bad habit of sport climbing. Don’t worry, I’ve just about kicked it. An upcoming week or two at the mecca of Smith Rock ought to do the trick. Here’s some pics from the summer of sport climbing:

Myself on Yukon Gold 5.12b @ the Fins, ID (photo by SHo)

SHo on Sonic Rainboom 5.12b FA @ the BBC, MT

SHo on the FA of Sonic Rainboom 5.12b @ the BBC, MT

Myself on the Great White Behemoth 5.12b @ Ten Sleep, WY (photo by J-RAD)

J-RAD on Khyberspace 5.13a/b @ Ten Sleep, WY

Dusl on 2 Wycked 5.12c @ the BBC, MT

Myself on Strangely Compelled 5.12a @ Ten Sleep, WY (photo by Leslie)

Leslie on Happiness in Slavery 5.12b @ Ten Sleep, WY

Pockets @ the Fins

We lost a great person this summer. This one’s for you K-Bone.

Since it is officially bouldering season here’s a few pics from last season to get you psyched:

Derveed on a new Sick Proj @ Whiskey.

Ho on the new Sick Proj @ Whiskey.

Ho on the old Sick Proj @ Whiskey.

I know I’ve said this before, but hopefully the posts will be slightly more frequent.

-EC

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Posted in Idaho, Ten Sleep, the BBC, Whiskey Proper

TRoots & some more Ten Sleep

Posted on July 26, 2012 | Leave a comment

A couple weekends ago I made it out to the Tobacco Roots to check out some potential boulder. While the Pony fire was raging, I started searching for other options in the TRoots. The best option I could find was a basin up above South Willow Creek, only a short 3 mile hike from the trailhead. Easy, right? While the first mile was a simple uphill hike on a trail, the last two miles was off trail and very nasty. By the time I hit the boulders, 3 hrs later, the blue skies had turned to overcast and within another hour the clouds turned to a steady rain. I had just enough time to explore the first boulder field before I had to hide for cover and eventually make the multi-hour trek back in the rain. The boulders I saw looked pretty good, but I’m not sure if the hike to them was justified. Worth another exploratory trip – but not anytime soon, too many closer areas. I forgot my camera so here’s some iPhone photos from the day:

Note big Organic pad for scale

TRoots

The field I explored.

Hauled the pad around for 8 hours and didn’t even use it…

This last weekend I headed back to Ten Sleep to meet up with the Groseths and do some fantastic sport climbs. They put up some great photos and a wrote up a few of their bullet points took place while I was there. Check it out here. A few more photos: