On a lighter note, last week we all enjoyed an amazing week of weather and climbing. The compression boulder I showed Daniel went. On his 3rd day he linked it 2nd try to the finish. Athough it isn't the proudest or most magestic of lines here in the Rocklands, but it has amazing movement, and it was a pleasure to watch him unlock the moves. "Derailed" is ungraded for now, and will wait for a repeat. It is likely in the 8B/+ range and is on impeccable stone. The alternate 4 move finish out an obvious prow would add another possible v14 finish, and if ever completed, would suggest a 9 move monster harder than anything I've ever seen.

In other news Noah Kaufman (who has refuses to take off his one piece red santa jammies unless he is out bouldering) has finally sent his dream climb, Shosholoza V12, and opened (no pun intended) "The Hatchling" aka "The Cracked Egg Project" Serioulsy, no where else in the world could you be both so lucky to find such a boulder as to be blessed with a hard V11 directly out its center. This place never ceases to amaze me.