Ascents of High Dive having Beta

Super last route of the trip. Steep trad. Collected 68 stars on 31 routes in 7 days

Seconding Jenga -not clean.

The grade and quality of this route is contingent on how contrived you make it -which probably also reflects the range of opinions on the grade.

The route as "officially described" is utterly nails at the grade, and super-duper contrived (essentially tackling the line of most resistance).

If you do the crux traverse 50cm lower, this is about grade 21, and makes more logicical sense.

Needless to say, I fell off the last crux move of the super-contrived version

Gets the blood pumping, all gear placed on lead. Fun route.

been putting this off way too long. steep, pumpy, heel hooks galore - right up my alley!

Fucken cool position and moves! Got through it well enough, but the Redpoint will still demand solid endurance - I'll return for it one day!

Awesome climbing, first grade 23 Onsight on gear

Gear pre-placed, awesome route!

Awesome jug hauling

Put the gear in / warm up for Lats - easier than I remember it

I reckon this is one of the best 23's at Araps tbh. Crux move is harder than I remember too, and the headwall is on lovely rock, albeit 10 grades easier.

Awesome fun. Steep and pumpy.

Done 1991

Great fun, uessing on the date