We went down to the Linville Gorge the other day and did a fair bit of climbing with Mike Stam. This was one of my first times really getting to climb with him. It's pretty amazing to see all of the work that he puts into developing new boulders down there. He spent like 4 hours building a landing and cleaning holds for one problem, and then he flashed it. It's crazy to think of putting that much effort into something that lasts for only a moment. He called it Naive Melody (V4), but it was pretty hard.
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He got video of the climb, so i'll link it in when/if he posts it. I did a handful of climbs while i was down there, including Glassy Heel Hook (V4), Stranger Than Friction (V7), The Devil (V6), and a couple more that I don't know the name of. There is a stupid amount of climbing that I want to do in the Gorge and i'm psyched to get back!!
Also, i just got a new lens. The Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8. I took a few test shots recently and so far i really like it. There is definitely distortion at 11mm, but the image is still mostly sharp. Here's a few snapshots that i've taken so far:
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