Ω A team of young thrusters hit the Hawkes Bay’s finest bouldering location, Blowhard Bush, on the weekend. Rumours of a rampage are filtering through. Crippled field correspondent, Peter ‘I’m so rad it hurts you to think about me snapping my leg in half, doesn’t it’ Allison reports via SMS:
“Caught up with lukemia, bob and conan - they were dynamic, really inspired me to grow a bunch of bone and get straight back out there”
8a.nu is also abuzz with tales of climbing hysteria in the Hawkes Bay:
“What are the future climbing trends at Blowhard Bush. How will the Hawkes Bay climbing scene look like in 2020? Here are some speuculations?
1. Ivan will be twice as big
2. All major cities in the Hawkes Bay will serve western food
3. Climbing gatherings/competitions at Blowhard Bush
4. Hawkes Bay will host the special Olympics
5. More loop tracks and short bush walks
6. Lower boulders with carjacks and shovels
7. 50% of indoor climbers are called Bob
8. 8a will provide online topos for all 5 climbs in the Hawkes Bay”
So things are getting interesting. Stayed tuned, we will update this report as more details come to hand. Ω
