Island Adventure

Self portrait, unknown highball. 

 After partying all night and not sleeping a wink, we carried the heavy, fully loaded double kayak down to the beach, wrapped my crash pad in poly, tied it to the kayak, and paddled a short distance to this little island off of Scotch Fir Point. It has a name, but I never knew what it was called, just where to find it. If you're a climber, it's hard to miss.

 We slept in the sun on the cool granite rocks, woke up to eat, then spent the rest of the day climbing, swimming, playing music, and exploring the woods. It doesn't really get any better than that.

 There aren't a lot of problems, but just the location and adventure aspect make it worth checking out. I spotted a couple potentially hard lines that I was in no shape to attempt, but mostly just climbed up and down and across some very aesthetic easy lines.

Note: This actually doesn't work at all. Our pad got soaked. 

 I guess if you had more tape, wrapping a pad in plastic could potentially work. Either way, it really slows you down and can prove very exhausting in stronger seas. Strapping the pad to the kayak isn't an option either, as it will get in the way of your paddles.

Next time: a boat. (Or maybe a canoe)

 We also made the mistake of packing a blue cheese pasta salad as our main meal....which spoiled horribly by time we got around to opening the container. Another great thing about being on the coast is that when hungry, the ocean provides. We feasted on freshly harvested muscles cooked on the open fire, with a few cellal berries for dessert.


Two friends of mine recently paddled out to this island for a beautiful spring day of climbing, I snatched a few of the photos for the blog. Thanks for the beautiful shots Ari!

Full shot of the wall

Calm seas

Cool problem on this arret

Sunset really brings out the orange in granite