Buttermilks. No, Not Pancakes!

Bouldering in the Buttermilks – Bishop, Ca

Believe it or not, this was my first time bouldering outdoors. I have spent my climbing career roped in either sport or trad climbing. I have bouldered at an indoor climbing gym for training, just never found myself dropping my rope and gear on a climb day. It felt great to break in my new Organic Climbing crashpad and get my pump on.

I loved the social aspect of bouldering which contrasts the loaner style of trad climbing (where you usually only see your climbing partner after 100-200 feet and it’s only to swing leads). I had an amazing time pushing through some boulder problems with my friends, some old and some new. I sent a few V2s and have quite a few V4 projects in the works. I’ll be back, likely more than I am willing to admit.

A brief and somewhat incomplete list of the problems my friends and I worked on today:

• Hero Roof (V0)
• Ironman Traverse (V4)
• Shelter From The Storm (V7)
• Inner Sanctum (V2)
• Around the World – Cave Area (V?)
• Pain Grain SDS (V5/V7)
• High Plains Drifter (V7?)
• Go Granny Go (V5)
• route to climber’s left of go granny go (V2)
• Grandpa Peabody Boulder > Cave Problem (V4)
• Boy and Girl Boulder (V0)
• Flyboy (V8)

A very special thanks to Jeremy Pangilinan, an extremely gifted photographer, for snapping some amazing shots at The Buttermilks.

Guidebook: Bishop Bouldering by Wills Young and Mick Ryan

Location: The Buttermilks – Bishop, CA

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