So the other day I decided to go down to Great Barrington after school for a few hours to put in work on the projects, and try a few new ones. The first boulder I went to was the Probe boulder, which I had never climbed on before. I started out my day by checking out the classic v5 probe traverse.
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| Probe Traverse v5 |
I managed to warm up by flashing it, which was nice, despite how flash-pumped I got. The rock is beautiful with perfect crimps and edges. High feet though.. dont like those..
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| Stellar rock. |
After that, I did a nice dyno which starts as for the 5, and goes straight up. It felt around the same grade, maybe easier. Once those were done, I began trying my main goal, Titties and Booties v9/10. After about 30 mins of trying, I managed to yell my way up this sloping belly!
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| Titties and Booties v10 |
As for the grade, I think low end v10 is fair. I tried really really hard. I gave the boulders namesake climb, the probe v9, a few tries, but the crimps were hurting me, and my tips were splitting, so I gave it up, and cruised up the hill to the speed boulder. Long story short, I managed to do 'the move' on something from nothing! I had given this move hundreds of attempts over 5 or so days, so having it come together and feel easy boosted my confidence. I gave it a try or two from the start, but had to leave early. Excited to come back for more soon!!
Kai
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