Ponderosa

During the week, Ander, Byron, Chris and I decided it would be really nice to head out of state for a long three day weekend.  We planned on heading to Joe's Valley, but conditions both there and driving over the mountains made us decide to head south instead.  We settled on an area that Chris had been to before called Ponderosa.  It is about 45 minutes northwest of Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Minus about 10 miles of icy roads on the way down, the drive was surprisingly mellow.  We arrived at around 1 am and decided to check out a few problems.  I tried to flash an amazing block called Triple Mullet Blow Job (V10) but was not able to unlock the cryptic sequence at night.   The next three days were spent checking out the established problems and talking to locals about what is going up currently.   From the sound of it, New Mexico could yield a ridiculous amount of bouldering on both sedimentary and igneous blocks and everyone is excited to return soon.  Send of the trip goes out to Byron's one arm mantle slab. This was the first time Byron has climbed (although it was still only with one arm) since he had shoulder surgery last August.  Seeing him back on the rock was great and we are all looking forward to the future sessions to be had.  Byron and Chris were able to get a lot of footage of the problems there and in between climbing I was able to snap a few stills.  I should have a few photos up soon.