Spiti/Lahaul 2005 - Funky Eye in the 7th Sky

This year was my best so far for new boulders with good problems in the old roadside areas like Chota Dara/Kyara also. The best though I have to get to by walking now and Chota Shigari/Sara Umga areas are fantastic places with so many quality boulders. Its a 2 day walk in and many rivers to cross on the way but well worth it!! Bara shigari also turned up great boulders in a completely wild place and the coldest and most windy in the valley next to this huge monster of a glacier. With bitter cold conditions in october and with no stove or tent I was looking for horse shit all the time and really psyched for the boulders. Then I slogged up the glacier one day to find even more stuff, getting close to 5000m there. The quality of the boulders, the perfect rock, the feel of the holds, the ultimate beauty of the place, everything combines to make a transcendental experience which I can't forget.


funky bumblee 5+ funk the world 7a+ funk the world 7a+ roadside pinch 7b
roadside pinch 7b kyara arete 7b kyara arete 7b hump the lump 7b+
psampa 7b psampa 7b white lightning 7c white lightning 7c
the big f 7c the big f 7c july weather sick sheep
dead sheep 6b groove 6c/7a wall mighty mouse 7a
body plus 7b+ bring it on 7a+ bleeding goat head 6c dadapul arete 7a
dadapul 6c b&w arete 6c+ b&w arete 6c+ Psychic Warmup 6b
the mule 7b the mule 7b 7th sky 7b+ 7th sky 7b+
roadside warrior 7b+ the howling void 7b the howling void 7b weather!
life flows 7a life flows 7a furious laughter 7b+ back hand groove 7b
back hand groove 7b golden brown 7b+ white 6c short sweet shock 7b+
chota dara 7b+ beast stone dead kyara goofa
smd bay psychic warrior 7b+ kyara 6a learning to fly 7b
learning to fly 7b water run 7b water run 7b daytripper
7a+ great area e-bay 7b e-bay traverse 7a 6c sloper
gold 7b psychic solution 7a+ breathless 7c thee infinite mind 7b
bara shigari white 7a cold days goofa
killerwind 7b+ killerwind 7b+ fight the power 7b fight the power 7b
angry planet aqua marine dream 7a+ mr potato head 6c potato boulder
bara shigari 7a jaws of the beast chota shigari 7a+ glacier 7a
glacier 7a saraumga chota shigari 6c chota shigari 6c
nala boulder 7b nala boulder 7b return of the beast 7b shitman
meadow 7a+ meadow 7a+ brainstorm 7b brainstorm 7b
shitlife sandstorm 6c+ mighty mouse sitstart 7b+ pinkypower 7b
pinkypower 7b