The "Sky Project" is the sickness my friends. This amazing line was found last year at the Black Label sector by the Austrians, and is maybe one of the best boulder problems in the world. A true 5 star contender and very pure. This project was enough for Tony to spend his last few days hiking to the boulder on his crutches and trying the moves until far after dark, once he saw it. The project is an almost perfect 3 mover out a large 45 degree overhanging boulder on great incut holds. The problem has only been tried a move in, by pulling onto a perfect incut over head at arms reach, and making the massive move to a nice hold below the lip. After many days of effort by Tony and Paul, this move stayed elusive until finally Daniel unlocked it, and thus has opened the second half of the Sky Project. Only after someone makes the first move from an obvious sit start jug, will the boulder truly be complete. This first move has yet to go, and will surely knock this classic into the V14/15 range. But what do I really know? Afterall, I'm trying to hopefully knock back a few V9s. Plus, I had a hard time believing "Derailed" could even be done, much less in 3 days. So, maybe I'll spare you the cosmic spaydowns...

Or maybe not...Tommy, Beth, and Courtney have arrived with the upmost psyche! Tommy laid it all down on his first jet-lagged day by flashing: "Black Mango Chutney" V11, and then ticking off Lamiche's "Barracuda" V11, and Wilder's "Shark Arete" V10 shortly there after. And now that we have sustantional girl power in the house, it often smells of Apple Pear Crisp and Oatmeal Cookies. Thats right. Unfortunitly, Beth is nursing a finger injury suffered in Yosemite jumaring for Tommy, (real cool TC!) and will need another week or so before she cranks down with the rest of us. Nonetheless, she is such a pleasure to have at the boulders.