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Rock Chili in Tahoe

Rock Chili in Tahoe

First, food.

double batch prep of backpackingchef.com chili

For breakfast and dinner, my chili was quick and easy. I've made this recipe dozens of times now, and it never fails.
We drove up on Friday and found a spot to crash at around 10PM.

dispersed camping in Rayan's car, Luna in the background

We got up early and headed to the PCT boulders, where we both made quick work of The Sloper Problem (pictured in the feature image). We worked on Final Hour for a while, and were making progress, but decided to check out Slip 'n Slide.

Rayan hitting the crux move on Slip 'n Slide

We ended up getting rained out so I was unable to get a last attempt in :(

Worse shelters have been had

Day 2

Our skin was toast from all the tries on Final Hour, so we did some lazy, sunny sport climbing at The Pie Shop.

(center) Somebody littered furniture at the base of the Main Wall, which is really scum-of-the-earth behavior. This was my first time seeing this, only having read about it–apparently people hike in cheap, useless old furniture and then when they're done they just leave it for somebody else to take care of. It's a funny pic, I guess. (right) after cleaning I Wanted a Corvette (11a)