Here's a couple of shots from yesterday - clink and I did Northern Lights 5.6R.
Wish I had a shot of my jump from the Geronimo Ledge.
I tried the climb part of the "climb or jump down" option described in the guidebook but everything I touched disintegrated. There was a big knob that I thought would be the key to getting down. I reverse mantled off a gravel-covered ledge and as my toe barely touched the large knob - it fell off and tumbled down the chasm below. Kat and clink heard it and thought the next thing they would see was me taking a monstrous swing out of the chasm.Only two options left at that point - reverse the route and bail or jump...Scary! Reversing the route was out of the question so I decided to jump. with my hands and butt on the ledge and my feet against the wall I pulled plenty of slack into the rope and psyched myself up. I pushed off with every ounce of strength I had and stuck the landing. When I caught my breath I yelled - "I jumped!...I'm Okay!" After I built a questionable gear belay and called off belay - I yelled - "KAT! DON'T FOLLOW THIS ROUTE!!!"
Working toward the bolt with a couple big cams in
Moving past the bolt on some seriously crunchy rock
clink follows - terror awaits the follower after unclipping the bolt - if you fall you are either going to the hospital or the morgue.
Grateful to be on top, alive and have a partner like clink
Thanks to Kat too for the support
