Benji and I thought it would be a great idea to go visit Karl and his crew in Corner Brook, NFLD. Little did we know that, there would be very little snow on the rock. We went anyway.
Karl and his awesome girlfriend, Susan, picks us up in Deer Lake at 2 am and drove us back to their place, where we met Mike (or Kevin if you know him). The next day we did some scoping, getting up into the higher elevations to find some snow. We found a cool fridge jib to drop off a balcony, and that night we had almost 10 guys coming out to help make it happen. After the session, we all headed back to the pad for some lasagna and a good ol' fashioned Newfoundlander good time. Lots of drinks were passed around and Benji, Karl, and I got screeched in.
The next night, with our hangovers behind us, we had another big session. This time at Marble Mountain, hitting up an old pump house.
On January 7th, we found this steep 20 stair rail. with no snow on either side of the rail, and granular ice for the landing, Benji stepped up and got a nice 180 switch tail press. That night we partied hard again.
For our last day, the boys decided to take us on a 20km hike up the blow me down moutains. With Mike unable to even speak, let alone walk, and Benji dry heaving the whole car ride, we managed to make it to our destination. We made to the top of the mountain, and got a good ride down.
All in all, it was an amazing trip. I got to meet some rad people, and can't wait to get back there next year. Thanks to Karl, Susan, and Mike for letting us crash at your place. And Dru, Simon, Sean, and Gabe for the awesome experiences.
Stay tuned for the early season teaser of Broke, Hungry, and Happy...
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