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Kamil SustiakOctober 8, 2012Comment

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Forgotten Photos #5 - Golden hour at Upper Yosemite Fall

Kamil SustiakOctober 8, 2012

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I reached for my rain jacket on the back seat of our rental car and went for a run. My lungs desperately needed some oxygen. We were in Castle Hill, a worldclass bouldering mecca but have been cabin bound for the whole day due to a period of bad weather. The goal of this little running mission was to scout potential sunrise shots at Wuthering Heights, a crag which proudly sits on top of a little hill above the Castle Hill Village. The weather forecast for tomorrow early morning promised a few hours of sun, the last before a snowstorm was supposed to come. I ran around the hill and found a proudly sitting boulder with amazing views of the Quantum Fields boulders and the mountains in the background

On the next morning Doug and I woke up way before sunrise. It was freezing cold but the hike up the hill warmed us up. We were greeted by beautiful snow-capped mountains which were already bathing in the pre-dawn light. After the rainy days it felt surreal and everything was so still and quiet ... it also made me realize we were quite late. I briefly talked to Doug about what the idea for the shot was and off he went. The sun popped over the horizon and lit the boulder. Doug was patiently climbing up and down the crag making its name justice ;). We spent a few more minutes shooting different angles and then decided to squeeze a bit of climbing before breakfast. As we were unpacking our pads, the clouds rolled in and it started raining. We pretty much have not seen the sun for the rest of the trip. Sometimes you just gotta be lucky, I guess

On the pic: @dugmcc, There and Back Again Crack (V2), Wuthering Heights, Castle Hill, New Zealand .
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@leecujes belayed by Aaron in their element on Lee's new multi pitchy classic down at Pierce's Pass -Trail of Tears (24, 28, 27, 25, 23). A true endurance master piece just next to the Samarkand. So if you don't feel like placing gear but still enjoy a void under your feet, put it on your bucket list :) Nice one Lee! .
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Not every Nowra climb is the same. @justantops and @geobroadfoot styling the second pitch of Hustle Muscler racing the sunset light to the top. Thanks guys for the tip, such a little secret and what a pitch ;)
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Big shout out to @lukehansen__ and @dugmcc who both sent the Cheese Monster at Nowra last week. The Blueis crew has been on a send train lately ticking their Nowra fridge lists every weekend. It might not be the photographers-dream Blueis orange rock with blue skies as a backdrop but a what a cool place to hang out with so many classic routes on offer ;)
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Not all sunrises in the Blueis are the same ;) Plus I have never seen that many people in the streets. This should happen more often ... #bluemountains #stuckundersnow #peoplebuldingsnowmenverywhere

@vladi_eileen learning the hard way what this layback climbing is all about

A few months back when the 🌞 was still warm and days long on the Samarkand, Pierce's Pass, Blue Mountains. Thanks @vladi_eileen, @kedul_s, @martin.channas for such a great day out!

Castle Hill Retro #4
A bit of motivation for the weekend guys. If you think it's too cold to head out and tick your projects check out these two legends @dugmcc and @jake_bresnehan sending the Castle Hill classic Quantum Mechanics a few hours before their flight home ...

Castle Hill Retro #3 🌈

Perhaps this was the wildest rainbow I have ever seen. We turn up to Flock Hill after a forced rainy rest day. The psyche was high but we had a little hope we will find anything dry. To our surprise and thanks to our friend wind most of the boulders were dry and sticky. It was obvious though that the mountains were sending to us something special again and the time we could spend in this paradise was not dictated by us. Within half an hour heavy clouds rolled in and for a few hours the sun kept fighting the rain and wind trying all possible tricks including a double rainbow block but with no success. Not a great weather for climbing but what a day for pressing the shutter. Thanks @dugmcc for jumping on this Split Apple classic just for the show!!!

Castle Hill Retro #2
Mr Lee Cujes (@leecujes) getting the work-life balance right ;)

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