The gift that keeps on giving...
There was one major line that I started with Jon 3 or 4 years ago. We did two pitches and had not gotten back to it.
The first pitch was very hard and scary and drilling the 4th bolt was a sketched out, feet skating affair that is still etched in my mind.
After a couple days for recovery after completing the wonderful 'Equilibrium' (Physical Distancing Part 3), we were back to get on the 'one major line' with an extra rope to leave fixed on the hard parts so as to save energy on subsequent efforts.
Pitch 1 5.11 hard starts behind the pine, goes up across the black diorite band to the little feature coming down below center right of the roof, then up the rightish side to the prominent crack. Pitch 2 goes up the crack at 5.10- (34m gear doubles to 3" - a 4 could be handy but weighs too much)
Pitch 3 is a short gruff thing to get onto the top of the buttress below the large arching crack. (You may think the arching crack looks awesome and it does however it is wet, grungy and full of large choppers)
Pitch 4 follows the outside edge. Very cool position and moves. 35m 5.9/10a 4 bolts gear to 2"
Jon coming up P5 34m 5.8 3 bolts gear
Jon coming up P6 20m 5.8 3 bolts
Heading down
Spring has sprung
Flora
Fauna
We finished the route. With no subsequent efforts we (Jon) had to carry that darn rope both out, up and back.
It's been fun and rewarding. Now back to the ongoing remodel saga!
