Porcupine Fortress

Dec 08, 2001

Photos by Teth, Tristan, & Taliesin Cleveland

Brothers Taliesin and Tristan clean an increasingly highball traverse on boulder #2. Photo taken from boulder #1. The splash of color to the left is Sean and Jonathan working a project on Boulder #3, the Battleship Boulder.

Brothers Taliesin and Teth attempt Confience. This problem on the bow of the Battleship Boulder is a true classic. FA by Dave (last name unknown) on Dec 8, 2001. Seconded by Sean Cassidy the same day. (Unless Jonathan did it before I got there.)

Sean Cassidy does Confience.

Jonathan Graham works a project just right of Dave's antisocial problem. Dave suggested another project to the right of this one, but it has not been worked or cleaned yet.

Teth Cleveland does his second assent of Anchor Chain. (FA by Teth Cleveland on Nov 18, 2001. Seconded by Sean Cassidy on Dec 8, 2001) [V4 Classic]

Taliesin Cleveland works the increasingly highball travers on boulder #2. No one has been crazy enough to finish this one yet (top out at the crest). It would be nice to have a couple of pads for the end, and some people to move them along as you progress. There is also a VERY hard project which goes straight up the face. Start on the little rock just right of the only obvious flake under the highest section.

Don't Sneeze

This problem starts on the back wall (sit if you want, but it does not add much to the problem), then work your way out to the rim and then move right around the rim to finish on the last big hold. I consider the variation which continues around the rim back to the wall to be a separate problem since it is several grades more difficult. Multiple pads and spotters are recommended due to the long horizontal extensions required and the sharp rocks and small boulders below.

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Last updated: Dec 20, 2001