Stout Proyecto 1

May 15, 2009With two curious couchsurfing friends, Alisa and Nathan hitchhike, splitting into two pairs from our Km 7.5 house to the Trebol climbing at Km 19.5. Nathan climbed a 6a+ twice and then, without much more time left before his job began, the four moved to Nathan´s project, Stout (7c), which he hadn´t tried for what felt like a month! Above, Nathan Conroy moves through the lower crux, a triple left-hand bump through three underclings, whilstwhile the right hand cries out for help from its crimpy perch!

Alisa belays Nathan as he hits the lower crux of the Stout project.
Nathan sticks the big traversing throw move, while Alisa gives a good soft belay!
A somewhat closer look at the large move halfway through the route that somehow borrowed some of Nathan´s skin!
Nathan is bloody and happy after having another shot at Stout given the rainy and snowy days that make up the weeks. Now, time to have a Stout! haha
Hopefully there will be another post about Nathan´s attempts and general climbing community happiness before too much snow and rain descends upon the outskirts of the city!
Thanks to Alisa and the couchsurfing duo from Suissa+Colombia for support and a great day!