If I had to describe the Portland trip it would be muddy but fun. We headed down to the Portland bunkhouse with high hopes and a mixed weather forecast. With rain coming in early afternoon on the first day we got up and out to Blacknor Beach. We started off on Fallen Slab, which had a good choice of easy routes (3-4) for people to warm up on and get their first lead in of the year! Mean while Ethan and I climbed on the seaward face a 6a+ (le Cranium Casse), which tur