Ascents as Onsight by Bonnie

led p1, seconded p2. classic, would come back for this

p1, traverses were heady but all there. lives up to the hype!

first 2 pitches, led p2 gully on like 3 pieces of gear

scouting descent off the first

officially a local now

scrambled then swung, led the runout slab. looked at the topo but didn't really understand how crucial the "0.3' cam" placement was nor how small 0.3in actually is, and also didn't grab wires off partner. wasn't confident about the slick 5.7 slab crux in the sun 8m above my last bolt nor the downclimb to it. eventually took slightly longer but marginally-higher-confidence path to placement out left. rest of the climb was chill.

pleasant enough. led p2

as single pitch. did a Dane and decided that following recommended gear was for the weak; didn't take into account gear lists being per pitch, nor the offwidth variant (clearly the nicer line). gear beta from climbers on next route gave me the confidence to try for the anchors instead of pitching it out. I'm sure being 5m above a tipped out unextended #4 in an insecure offwidth is good training for something

tried heading back in late arvo. trailhead ~6pm, started climbing 7:10pm, linked p1 and p2 as ~68m megapitch for daylight reasons, about 20min to lead each pitch. was slightly terrified in initial pinscars ('yes I'm aware that I'm now soloing') and blindly placing a #0.5 underfoot by feel. ran out everything that wasn't cruxy, drag wasn't too horrendous. scramble and talus in dark, at carpark 9:59pm. such a quality line, totally worth it

after trying to drive to glacier point apron and getting accidentally booted out of the valley loop after 1h45, long weekends are fun

fun afternoon ramble, mostly avoiding the storm. a bit spookgey in the humidity esp. the RH variant start

10d slab then slightly grotty 10b crack. bomber RP placements exist if you bring a nut tool to excavate them. between an RP and a #0.15 X4 (the offset isn't necessary, it's just my smallest cam) I wasn't stressed by the pro on the slab

nice warm up, thoughtful but not strenuous

nice warm up

fun first Creek lead! glad I didn't TR it last week.

physical, 3D, fun, and the 10s approach doesn't hurt. what's with the unnecessary bolt though

EoD, way too hot in the sun, wish i'd brought wires. melted; swore; eventually committed

warm up? committing start, and rock was freezing, but was more attached than it looked

sustained and thin. lovely climbing and would also be worth doing just to experience the Smith rock bolting. several clips were a bit exciting, none more than the third - headspace was not helped by climbing partner having previously ended up level with me after deciding to drop from above the second instead of trying to move to the third, even with the hardest catch I could manage

awesome. one exciting steep part, otherwise sustained technical pebble crimping

pleasant enough pebble ladder

lovely rest day multi, would only have been nicer if we were able to do it in about 4h less (extremely inefficient party of three two parties ahead). still linked pitches, led p2-3.

quite nice with three distinct sections, again need to plan ahead well after the hueco jugs run out

pleasant but maybe slightly overrated

10b in the guide, which feels fair. this was totally my style and I still had to think/work a bit

lovely, and so interesting - a must do at the grade

warm up? thought this was a 10b, felt hard

nice body position dependent climbing, would have been a better warmup

after scouting mission including misery ridge with full packs. just enough light left. great intro to the rock here

mega, totally lives up to the hype. led p2, p4

nest of baby gear to start p2

ropes running better after adding second rope. crack transfer was tricky

enjoyable 3D climbing! hexes are your friend