Back to Bishop – Week 1

It was with no small amount of trepidation and excitement that I headed back out east to Bishop with friends for the Thanksgiving week.  This would be a one-way trip.   My friends would be going back to the Bay Area after the holiday while I’d remain behind.

We were greeted with some really great weather.  It was sunny and warm, almost hot during the days.  The nights were not too cold and there was plenty of climbing to go around.

Gabe immediately got to work on projecting Seregenti at the Happys.

There were many many other climbers in Bishop over the week with the same idea as well.  Seregenti saw a steady stream of climbers looking to make their mark on the area’s V5 testpiece.

Thanksgiving was composed of various pre-made meals from the local Vons.  Sliced turkey breast, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes and quick-fried vegetables.  I ate enough for three men that night.  Urp.

Cozying up to the roaring campfire while passing around the bottle of Grey Goose, naturally.

Camp Sweet Camp.  Enjoying the last bits of the fast fading daylight at the Pleasant Valley Pit Camp.

I originally sent Sucker Punch a few years ago, I’d found out recently that the major starting hold on Sucker Punch had broken off within the last month, and the problem had become a bit harder.

So I headed back to the valley to scope out the problem, and after two days of trying out different beta, I finally repeated it for the ages!

On the next morning, after a hearty lunch, and farewells, my friends headed back to the Bay Area.  I watched them pull onto Main Street and head towards the highway and I thought to myself, “Here I am… again!”