{"id":208,"date":"2008-08-18T08:04:50","date_gmt":"2008-08-18T12:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/?p=208"},"modified":"2008-12-27T13:02:04","modified_gmt":"2008-12-27T17:02:04","slug":"day-64-the-rhino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/?p=208","title":{"rendered":"Day 64: The Rhino"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve ever seen the climbing video Specimen<\/em> there is one climb that stands out in your mind. The Rhino<\/em>: a large, horizontally hanging block situated at the back of grassy meadow whose overhanging roof seems to defy the laws of gravity. From a distance it\u2019s profile looks like that of a rhino\u2019s. To any rock climber propelled by aesthetics, this boulder beckons to be climbed.<\/p>\n

Upon first arriving in Rocklands, Paul and I were a bit concerned that this classic-looking boulder problem was not in any of the online guides we had with us. How could this amazing feature not be documented? Was The Rhino<\/em> a top-secret gem that one had to trek dozens of miles through the bush and boulders to find? Our worries soon dissolved however, on our very first day hiking into the Rocklands proper. The Rhino was the first thing we saw.<\/p>\n

Last week we endured an extremely cold and windy bouldering day up at The Fortress (the place where Paul and I saw the leopard!). Paul sessioned The Vice, 8b<\/em> while Mike, Raquel and I put in sending go\u2019s on Colin the Librarian, 7a<\/em>. After numerous failed attempts at getting our fingers warmed up, Mike and I sucked it up and embraced the numb tips and sent (primarily so we could go put our gloves back on!). Raquel came oh-so-close on her go\u2019s, missing the dyno jug by a mere inch or less. Meanwhile, Paul burled his way through more exciting links on his project. <\/p>\n

After the planned \u2018few hours\u2019 turned into \u2018the majority of the day\u2019 up there, we finally decided enough was enough. We were all chilled to the bone and needed to head into the sun and down to lower ground, hopefully where the wind was less brutal. Time for warm coffee? I asked. Time for sunny bouldering, Mike and Raquel suggested. Time for The Rhino<\/em>, Paul announced.<\/p>\n

After some minor bushwacking and trail finding, we crunched our way through the dry grassy meadow and were soon standing under the belly of The Rhino<\/em>. Surprisingly, the overhanging feature was a lot narrower than we had all imagined (compared to it\u2019s massive length). The Rhino was quite a skinny beast! His mid-section spanned only about 3-4 feet. Also surprising to us was the cold fact that the wind down here in the meadow was just as strong, if not stronger, and the temps were starting to dip as the sun went down.<\/p>\n

Cold or no cold though, if there is one trait readily apparent in my husband as a climber it\u2019s his dang persistence, especially when it comes to amazingly aesthetic lines…even more so when the sun is setting and it\u2019s time to head home, haha. He thrives on squeezing every last morsel of energy out of the day. If he says \u201cit\u2019s time for The Rhino<\/em>,\u201d he\u2019s straight serious. There is no half-hearted \u2018see how it feels\u2019, \u2018give it a few tries\u2019, \u2018save it for tomorrow.\u2019 Oh no. Not Paul. It\u2019s Rhino time, baby.<\/p>\n

So as we all stood around shivering, hungry and cold, too tired and cooled down to give the moves any serious effort, Paul stripped down to his t-shirt, pulled onto the rhino\u2019s skinny little neck, and promptly cranked out the climb with his trademark \u201cwoohoo!\u201d Take a seat on Paul\u2019s tick list, Mr. Rhino.<\/p>\n

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\nPaul sending The Rhino, 7c<\/em> <\/p>\n

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