Bouldering.

[Ascentionist]

It's all Kipp's fault.

[One-Fall]

Barring the cool roofs, this thig looks like the star out there! Tall and proud. Awesome find, Kipland!

Can't wait to try it.

[Ascentionist]

Oops, not at BMW.

What is Kipp's fault is awakening the obsessive bouldering monster in me. I revisited some old friends out in the woods the other day and took this pic. Kipp is being successful where I failed miserably as an ambassador for Red River Gorge bouldering twelve to fifteen years ago. But then again, I didn't have a digital camera back in those days

[Ottice Webb]

Is it Hatton Ridge?

[Ottice Webb]

Doing a roof soon in Chaneyville, boss said bring your shoes and crashpad the chimney is sweet... gettin paid to boulder, shit

[One-Fall]

My bad. Looks like this taller v3 he put up at bmw.

[Ascentionist]

My bad. Looks like this taller v3 he put up at bmw.

Ironically it is also V3...at least. And I think the face to the right is significantly harder.

Is it Hatton Ridge?

No, but you can see it from here.

[Ascentionist]

And I think a sit start would be a lot harder. It goes like this:

Just below center and left of center is a small shadow. Standing (with left hand in the shadow, right on a tiny crimp on the right side of the arête) squeeze the arête, plant feet, and make a move with the left to a tenuous hold on the arête. My feet cut at this point and the crux is staying on, resetting feet, and moving right hand to another crimp. Then move to the first distinct horizontal. It's not good. Match, move feet, and move to the second horizontal left of the arête. While its better, it's still a big move to the top. I don't remember the top out at all so it was probably casual or traumatic.

This thing overhangs three feet in fifteen and is second only to Dreams as my all time favorite problem in the state. If I did them back to back on the same day I might pick this one as my favorite.

[Ascentionist]

I'm going to apologize in advance for subjecting you to this, but I do have video. Be forewarned, I had already sent the problem and was revisiting it months later to get video. I flail. A lot. But it gives you a better idea of the angle and height of the problem. The first one is a stellar highball blunt prow and this problem is the second one in at about 1:50

https://myspace.com/ascentionist/video/ ... rs/1440621

Another Fat Boy waller at Lower Small Wall. Hierarchy is a quality problem. I found it in 1996 before I knew what bouldering was. In the FA photos we had laid out a blue Walmart tarp we were using for a rope tarp at the time. Again, I went back to get video of the problems when I was very much out of shape for bouldering.

https://myspace.com/ascentionist/video/ ... ll/3594350

This is a cool isolated erratic boulder on Indian Creek north of Dip Wall:

https://myspace.com/ascentionist/video/ ... er/3951644

Finally, the video doesn't show it, but the piece de resistance...Sugar High:

https://myspace.com/ascentionist/video/ ... ff/3520828

[Ascentionist]

The first post on RRC of 2015 should be about bouldering. So there!