Dew Or Die Climbing: Otter Lake Cliffs

Saturday was set to be hot and sunny. Too hot for bouldering, so Jut, Pooler, Mitch, Banta and I hiked up into Otter Lake Cliffs. We were all pumped to do some sport climbing and top roping.

We get there, and out of the variety of routes on the cliffs, only 3 were dry. Water was dripping from the roofs, down the face of the cliffs and puddling at our feet at the base. "We didn't do the the half hour hike for nothing."

We topped roped Porcupine Prelude, Crimp Scampi, and Roof Direct. Mitch was psyched and decided to clean a large crack on the left side of the cliffs. Crimp Scampi was a popular this day as it was one of the higher grade climbs to do. After top roping it, Banta went on lead climb and crushed it. NICE!
I did my best and figured out the climb in pieces but came up shy when going from ground up.

Jut figured out the beta on Roof Direct on lead. Great job!!! In the meantime, the large crack Mitch cleaned had dried up a little more. He had topped roped it and then I followed. I belayed him as he figured out what gear he needed to trad climb. Then he completed the climb ground up. New route was born on the cliffs. 'Contradiction Crack'.

By late afternoon, 'Pandoras Box' was dry enough to send. We all took our turns on this, and ended the day on a big note. All in all, we had a great day at the cliffs of Otter Lake.