Gone With the Wind

This lovely boulder problem received it's name after I scored the First Ascent on a typically "windy" day in Cody. Several months later Marc Nardacci scored the second ascent via short man beta. The sit start involves two explosive moves which settle in around V6. The stand start warrants great v2-3 moves to an outstanding topout. Don't let the wind blow you away cause the landing platform is small and the hillside is steep!! This gem sits in Upper Stone Hedge adjacent to Shiza Shiza V7 and is part of the overlooked cluster on the hillside that contains Ponchitos Inward Journey V3/Roscitos Rampage V4, and various other problems of high quality.

The last problem is on another neglected boulder in the upper part of the Lower Stone Hedge drainage. Although a problem was already established on the boulder by Mike Snyder and friends, it never received a name. I dubbed the enormous boulder the "Sand Castle" and conceived a new line on the southern end. I believe this boulder has the potential to yield some difficult and very heady problems in the future.