That Was Easyish

Self Portrait after finding Massive Vertigo.  So Hot.  So Sweaty.

Well, I found Massive Vertigo yesterday. Big ol' thanks to Huston who pointed me in the right direction! It was definitely not ideal conditions being 95, humid and rainy, but I'm glad I ended up making it there. I'll have full directions up later today for those interested.

The problem itself was a little different than I remembered and in real rough shape. It's for sure a Spring/Fall boulder as it was soaked through and damp. It's in another one of those spots that gets sort of socked in with all the trees and foliage around. Looking forward to going back up this fall.

The one prevailing thing that I kept on thinking though was just how underdeveloped this part of the lake actually is. Loads of potential for new problems and area. Things that will take lots of time and energy to clean up but could be amazing once they're done! The talus is bigger and a little steeper than the south end but should yield some really cool problems.

Massive Vertigo is a prime example. It's kind of an unassuming problem at first glance. Climbing out of a pit on small crimps, it's definitely not the most beautiful line in the park, but it's worthy of some attempts. I give Peter a lot of credit for finding and seeing the line.

I saw lots of big blocks that need to be searched out and played around on. This Fall should be interesting.

I'll leave you with a couple of pictures of what I saw.

Here are three shots of a VERY cool looking roof.  I'm not sure if anything is doable out of it or not.  It was infested with bugs and dripping with water so I couldn't check it out too closely.  The landing is gonna need some serious work and the pillar of talus in the middle will have to go but there might be a really cool and hard traverse just under the lip.  The whole thing is maybe 15-20 feet wide.

This is Massive Vertigo.  It starts down in the bottom center of the picture in the small corner, I believe.  It goes up and left on small crimps over a landing that you should pay attention to.  Mike Simon went for a ride down the hill on one of his falls.

This was a pretty cool compression boulder just up from the tumbled rocks trail.  Seemed like the talus could be moved around a bit to make it a couple moves longer.