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Dark Horse Bouldering Competition, February 2011

Shots of the women competing at the Dark Horse Bouldering Series' final event, at MetroRock in Everett, MA. I seem to have more photos of the women than of the men; I may be biased in who I want to stare at through a lens.
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dark horse bouldering The place was decked out with banners and disco lights. Here you can see most of women's problem #1 (marked with white tape) and men's #1 (black tape).
dark horse bouldering I didn't catch this competitor's name.
dark horse bouldering That last hold is farther than it looks.
dark horse bouldering Sydney McNair on problem #1.
dark horse bouldering Sydney McNair stretching for a small hand-hold above the bulges.
dark horse bouldering Sydney McNair eyeing that elusive final hold.
dark horse bouldering Tiffany Hensley committing to a toe-hold before making the final leap.
dark horse bouldering It's a long way down from the top!
dark horse bouldering Natasha Barnes on problem #1.
dark horse bouldering A posiition we're familiar with by now...
dark horse bouldering Natasha Barnes committing to the final move.
dark horse bouldering Here's a sequence from problem #3.
dark horse bouldering Hand-match on a sloper...
dark horse bouldering Out to another sloper..
dark horse bouldering Next, careful foot placement...
dark horse bouldering To allow another hand-match...
dark horse bouldering Followed by a tricky bit of downclimbing.
dark horse bouldering Meanwhile, Tiffany Hensley is about to finish problem #2.
dark horse bouldering Trying #3 again after a fall.
dark horse bouldering Traversing left towards the V7-rated finish of problem #3: tiny holds on an arete.
dark horse bouldering Sydney McNair attempting the jump-start on problem #3.
dark horse bouldering Sydney McNair on the slopers of problem #3.
dark horse bouldering Sydney McNair heel-hooking towards the end of problem #3.
dark horse bouldering Tough body position on this climb.
dark horse bouldering Tiffany Hensley tackles problem #3 while Natasha Barnes waits her turn.
dark horse bouldering Tiffany Hensley hanging on toward the end of problem #3.
dark horse bouldering Courtney Sanders on problem #5.
dark horse bouldering Sydney McNair on problem #5.
dark horse bouldering Tiffany Hensley on problem #5.
dark horse bouldering Tiffany Hensley trying again on #5.
dark horse bouldering I didn't catch this competitor's name either.
dark horse bouldering Francesca Metcalf near the end of problem #5.
dark horse bouldering Francesca Metcalf on the final hold.
dark horse bouldering Francesca Metcalf topping out and checking the clock.
dark horse bouldering Sasha DiGiulian on problem #5.