Last night I received a few texts from Dom inquiring about the conditions at Cedar Point. I doubted much would be dry. We had a lot of rain and there's still a fair bit of snow on the ground, so I feared wet rock. The forecasted SSW wind may help dry things, he suggested, but from that direction it tends to funnel up the quarry pretty intensely. With a high of 3-6 degrees it may be unbearable out there.
Three of them came down anyway, and to our collective surprise conditions were good, and the wind was calm. The sun didn't come out, but temps were pleasant. There were small patches of seepage, but everything was climbable, and at least 2/3 of the routes were completely dry.
Here are some pics from today.
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| Dom C on Yousquer Ma Cell 5.10b at Cedar Pt. |
There were a number of small icebergs floating by. None made it into this shot, but you can still see plenty of snow on the other side of the river.
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| Dom C on La Mére à Luc Pis Des Buritos 5.9 at Cedar Point |
As you can see, there were just a few wet spots.
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| Dom C on tor-TIL-lah 5.10b at Cedar Point |
Hats off to Greg K, who may have been the first person to on-sight the fun but confusing features of
tor-TIL-lah. Unfortunately the pics didn't turn out, so we've got to settle for another one of Dom.
awesome pics
ReplyDeleteThank you. Not bad for a low-end camera, eh?
DeleteYup. A lot of time it's more about angle and perspectives to get a good shot. Not about the quality of the camera. Some people think buying a 800$ will make their climbing butt shots nice pictures hehe
DeleteI agree. Well done. Fun routes and good pics.
ReplyDeleteIn climbing... quality images are about composition 1st, and good light 2nd. Composition is entirely controlled by the user... and not the camera. High-end cameras can help you compensate for crummy light... but in good light... quality images can come from just about anything!