Charles Brother Convention (Exit 32, North Bend, Mar. 28, 2004)

On Saturday, the Charles Brother Convention in Seattle started around 3:00 when Trev and Fras rolled into Seattle after getting lost in Vancouver leaving the airport.  Saturday afternoon we went by the UW campus, and then got some groceries to make Bulgogi (Korean Barbequed Beef), and a free pie that someone else had dropped and returned.  Saturday night we went to bed early since Fras was tired from the flight from Toronto.  We woke up early on Sunday, to sunny clear blue skies, and promptly got ready and headed to exit 32 to do some climbing.

We started at World Wall I on a juggy 5.9 called Reptiles and Amphibians.  Below are photos of each of us on the climb:


We then moved onto one of the Little Si classics, a 5.11b called Aborigine.  Below are photos of myself and Fras on this climb:











After these climbs we were pretty hungry, so we decided to eat the free pie we had gotten the day before, and brought along to the crag for some fine dining:


After replenishing our energy reserves with strawberry-rhubarb pie, we got on a 5.10c to the right of the wall, I'm not sure what it is called but it is really fun, going from slabby and technical at the start to overhung and pumpy for the last few bolts.  Here is a picture of Trev on the climb:


At his point the camera stopped working for a while, but Fras tried a 5.11d called Rainy Day Woman.  He took a fall and a hang when he botched a sequence, but thoroughly enjoyed the climb, professing it to be the best climb he has ever done.  With the draws hung and Fras and Trev yelling beta and encouragement, I was able to hang on for the send, which I was happy about since I thought I had no chance, and almost gave up several times.

Next we went and did a super fun 5.10b called Goddess.   It is slightly overhung at the start with huge jugs, really fun climbing.  Here are some photos of each of us on the climb:


After that we headed back to Seattle for some climbing on my garage wall, where Fras flashed all my established problems and sent all my projects.  Here is a photo of all of us before Trev and Fras headed back to Vancouver: