Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Hello Humboldt!

Five dedicated Sloopers made the 500 mile trek up to Humboldt this past weekend to take on the second competition of the season at Far North Climbing Gym.

The Take-Out boulder at Far North
photo: David Hernandez

We fueled up with some natural energy from the delicious bars provided to us by our awesome sponsor, House of Bread.
You've gotta try these bars, they're amazing!
Photo: David Hernandez
Packed full of nutritious energy, we were ready to crush the competition!  We walked away successful again with a men's 1st place finish from Alex Biale and a women's 2nd place finish from Laura Patton.  All the Sloopers climbed very well!

First place finisher, Alex Biale making short work of a hard problem
Photo: David Hernandez
We were very impressed by all the fun and unique problems set at the gym

The climb with your scorecard in your mouth problem
Photo: David Hernandez
The 'do the splits' problem
Photo: David Hernandez
After the competition, we got to enjoy great company, and another huge dinner!

Photo: David Hernandez
All in all, it was another great weekend full of climbing, friends, psyche and excellent food!  We can't wait for our next competition, March 19 in Napa!

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