Ben and Krissy: Dover Island - First Day of 2011

On Sunday a large crew of Halifax climbers headed out to Dover Island for the first time in the 2011 season. The weather was finally dry, but slightly on the cool side. With the retirement of Norm, we now have a new boat "captain" and a new boat launch - which seems like it is going to work out fairly well.

I was able to put up a couple of new problems, as well as get on the good old classics. The first new problem, Camaro Crash Helmet (V8), climbs a steep overhanging bloc just opposite the White Trash roof area. The problem is essentially two, big moves - the first, jumping to a pinch on the right corner, followed by a powerful bump to a jug. This one is still awaiting a second ascent to get some sort of consensus on the grade. The second problem I did was a link-up: Start on White Trash (V8) and then climb into the second part of Horizontal Matter (V11). I think this one is also probably somewhere in the V11 range. It's not a stellar line by any means, I was just looking for something new to try. I named the link up White Trash Matters (V11).