About: David Hatchett

HIGHLIGHTS: Griffin Whiteside showed up in June and made quick ascents of many of the hardest lines around Tahoe. On the north shore he sent "Drawing of the Three" V11, which is a classic new highball arête by School Rock on Donner Summit, put up by Joel Zerr just before he moved to Boulder. He also did "Boys in the Hood" v12 very quick. At the Sierra Buttes

[gallery link="file" columns="2" ids="1238,1223"] HIGHLIGHTS: Tahoe got a visit from swiss aces Fred and Francois Nicole in ealry May. We took the boys to Middle Bliss, Lost in Space, Sugar Pine 1, Welcome to the Future, PCT, Christmas Valley and Alpine Club. They had a great time repeating many classics and adding a few new lines. Francois took down a thin crimp line on The Beast at Sugar Pine