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 Here is Willard with some of the gear recently given to him. The Mammut harness, shoes, and locking biner are from cragnshag's box. The petzl harness is from Jon Beck's box. Credit: mountainlion |
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 Cebu City teenagers arriving at the Crag. Credit: mountainlion |
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 The teens getting their gear on. This area is called area 3 on the topo. It has a good concentration of easy and moderate routes with a few 5.11 routes also. You are in the shade all day at this spot. Credit: mountainlion |
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 This is one of the teens nearing the top of a route called "Balite" it is named this for the large tree in the rock that you can see behind her. Credit: mountainlion |
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 Another teenage girl climbing "Balite" 5.7 the route is super vertical and slightly overhanging. In my opinion most of the route is 5.6-5.7 with the crux being a pumpy powerful series of moves with poor feet. Kind of right in line with the grades from Jtr Credit: mountainlion |
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 Kind of a funny fact is the teenage boys were the ones who wanted to try climbing and talked everyone into coming to Cantabaco, but they were not interested in being the first one to try it...The Girls all grabbed the bull by the horns with the guys tryin Credit: mountainlion |
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 Halfway up Balite and enjoying it!! Credit: mountainlion |
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 This young boy learned how to belay and is belaying his sister. Credit: mountainlion |
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 It's hard to have a bad time climbing!! Credit: mountainlion |
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 This girl is toproping a different route called "Haight" 5.8 the route is very cool and gives you and exposed feeling being very vertical. In comparison to "sail away" in jtree they both have about the same distance of quality climbing. Haight means "shar Credit: mountainlion |
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 Raymund (a local guide) using his new "gotcha smiley" draws on "oh Baby" 5.9 this route is one of the few that is mostly crack climbing. It has a very bouldery start and is very stiff for 5.9 based on the comments from visiting climbers for those of us us Credit: mountainlion |
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 This young teen is learning to rappel from area 5 (a short steep hike up to get to this area). The rappel is very long and he is about 30 feet off the ground now. Credit: mountainlion |
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 I happened to catch these two teens marveling at the climbers near "vina kulafu" 5.11 they really were impressed but didn't think they were good enough to try it. This pic is me talking them into it. Credit: mountainlion |
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 This is Carl he is sixteen and in really good shape base upon all of the running and swimming and biking he does. I felt "Vina Kulafu" 5.11 was in his ability range because it is basically a fitness route. The holds are there but you have to be strong eno Credit: mountainlion |
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 Here I'm tying Carl in... Credit: mountainlion |
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 Carl at the start of Vina Kulafu, the route starts off with a boulder start and is sustained hard 5.10 with several 5.11 moves sprinkled along the way. It is slightly overhanging all the way and builds to a pumpy and sequential finish... Credit: mountainlion |
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 Carl did very well particularly being his first day of climbing...no technique and everybody telling him what to do probably didn't help. Credit: mountainlion |
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 Here Carl is at the 2nd 5.11 move and he got shut down...He loved it though and I think he will become an avid climber. Credit: mountainlion |
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 The Cebu City climbers at the end of a successful adventure...half of life is just showing up I've often heard...they proved that true by having a blast when they got here. Credit: mountainlion |
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 This is Patrick with his 4 year old son Bosch. Patrick CRUSHES 5.12 and does 5.13 within a few tries. He was always looking to climb with whoever just to climb because he didn't have the gear. I gave him a rope and a full set of draws (in another photo I Credit: mountainlion |
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 This is Arnel (with backpack) and Willard. Arnel is scared to lead "Vina Kulafu" and we are always toproping him on it. We know he can do it so the new rule is he can toprope it as long as he wears a backpack...that will get bigger until he believes in hi Credit: mountainlion |
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 Arnel halfway up Vina Kulafu....he finished the route and SAYS he will lead it next time! Credit: mountainlion |
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 from left to right Enie (local guide), Arnel, Willard, me, Raymund (local guide). Raymund loves his new Gotcha Smiley and REI quickdraws. Credit: mountainlion |
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 Thanks from Cantabaco!!More pics will come as soon as I find where I stored some on my laptop and when the guys post their pics on facebook I will save and post them for the next trip report. Peace Eric Credit: mountainlion |
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 from left to right Brian, Raymund, and Nono. Each were given a 2 foot sling and locking biner. Nono is holding the 50 meter rope sent in Cragnshags box. All of these guys crush 5.12 and the 2 foot slings will come in handy for the roof routes at Cantabac Credit: mountainlion |
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 Here Nono is putting up Blackfoot 5.12a using the assorted draws I gave to Patrick. They forgot about the 2 foot slings though! Nono and Patrick climb together alot and Nono is a climbing instructor in Cebu City Credit: mountainlion |
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 Here is Willard and I...Willard was pretty surprised that a shoe actually fit him. I am doing my best Cinderella expression. Credit: mountainlion |
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 Here Willard, Raymund and I pose for a pic with some of the gear. These two guys have taken numerous groups climbing with the donated gear when I am not present. I will try to get some of the pics off of their facebook pages. Credit: mountainlion |
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