B3bouldering.com » Nalle Hukkataival http://www.b3bouldering.com Jamie Emerson Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:32:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Rocklands Day 8, 9, 10 http://www.b3bouldering.com/2009/08/04/rocklands-day-8-9/ http://www.b3bouldering.com/2009/08/04/rocklands-day-8-9/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:39:14 +0000 B3 http://www.b3bouldering.com/?p=2472 I was hoping to do a post about every day we climbed, however the next tree days work better as one post. The 8th day was a much needed rest day. I had climbed 6 of 7 days and I was starting to feel things catching up with me. I laid on my crashpad, read my books and soaked up the sun in the morning. The sun was much less intense in Africa, being at such a low elevation. In the afternoon, I scoped out a new sector while Chuck filmed some nature for an upcoming film, but I didn’t see anything worth going back to.
IMG_6738Grasshopper I saw on my hike.
That evening Finnish climbers Nalle Hukkataival, one of the best boulderers in the world, along with his friend Mikko, joined us at the Eharn house.

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View of Pakuis Pass from The Fortress

I was impatient on the 9th day and although I didn’t feel fully recovered we went back to The Fortress and I made no progress on The Vice V13. Chuck put the camera down and crushed a direct finish to The Vice called The Vice President V13 that Fred had added a while back. For myself, I always find it challenging to sync up the natural cycles of my body on a road trip. The older I get, the more prevalent they become. I was so tired that I struggled to do the moves on a V10 called Stretched and Pressed. Kevin made very quick work of this awesome three star roof and it was inspiring watching Nalle flash it.
IMG_6757Stretched and Pressed, V10 flash, Nalle
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IMG_6763Nalle tip-toes his way up the dicey finish.

The 10th day should have been a rest day but sometimes it is so hard to say no to such amazing boulders. I was tired and my skin was wrecked. I briefly tried the Leopard Cave V12 but it seemed confusing and motivation was low. The group seemed more psyched on talking than climbing, and that was fine by me. I did manage to fall off the last move of a classic arete at Roadside called Nutsa V12 and it certainly felt like something I could come back to. Less than halfway through the trip, that was a nice feeling.

IMG_6672This cart would take supplies down a two-track road to a small town from Pakhuis Pass.

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]]> http://www.b3bouldering.com/2009/08/04/rocklands-day-8-9/feed/ 0 Mt. Evans http://www.b3bouldering.com/2009/06/21/mt-evans-11/ http://www.b3bouldering.com/2009/06/21/mt-evans-11/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:21:17 +0000 B3 http://www.b3bouldering.com/?p=2090 Nalle Hukataival has continued his tear by putting up one of the best problems in Colorado, Sunseeker 8B. While many people have spent time developing Area B over the last few years, this project went strangely neglected. I have been very busy lately but was hoping if I posted pictures someone would head up there and get it done. Nalle writes “Amazing problem! One of the best in CO”. I agree. Time and again, the best climbers spend their time putting up the best problems and in a matter of a few days Nalle has climbed one equal to his ability. Very well done.

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Sunseeker 8B

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