Ascents of Psychedelic Apricot

14!? I think not. 😬

hope this is the right climb by not too hard

Hardest 14 at frog?

Shoulda read the description, didn’t layback and didn’t have a 5. Survived!

Bit rude first up in the morning.

First time cleaning gear, didn't expect it to be so hard. Most pumped I've ever been on a 14.

It was there

Variant finish to the left is easier

weird and wonderful

Fruit themed day:

I laybacked nothing, humped and grovelled. Still feels hard.

Harder than it looks!

Stuck to offwidth techniques for a bit of practice. Awkward but fun!

Unfortunately this is dirty due to everyone kicking dirt down it. Love old school 14s. I didn’t lay back at all, more a weird chimney thrutch.

Haha this was a bit harder than expected. Nice of of wide trickery makes this quite secure.

Fun!

Dropped gear from ledge above had to go down and retrieve climbed back up this

After Witches Cauldron I was thinking this is only 14. Well it wasn't difficult, but gear placement was sketchy and small. I had 2 nuts fall out after I climbed past, placed as purely psychological protection. Not hard moves but I didn't want to risk a fall on weak gear.

Hard to find pro

Fell out of this a while ago. Good to have it off the dog list. Bumped a no 5 camalot most of the way. Not awful but wont be rushing back.

Following Peatey.........why...

Not bad, clean enough, 2 5s are nice for sanity or micro cams and small wires fit in the right hand crack.

Barndoored with a knee jammed in the off width. Very painful. Pretty average start. Reasonable finish. It's frog. You could do much better than this.

Super deceiving thrutchy climbing. Worth it, though. Forgot to give Tom the no. 5 cam for this lead, so I was forced into doing it without one too ... Wasn't too bad up the twin crack corner with a few (albeit dodgy) nuts in the thin R hand crack.