Ascents of Rose Pink Cadillac Direct

Done on the first red point burn after a feel of the top on top rope. What a ripper line, super fun start to finish. Maybe one of the best on the Mount?

My favourite single pitch route on the mountain, just so damn classy. Led with a pre placed microcam at the bottom of the crack

Amazing line. Sustained. Takes .2 to .5

continues to be very hard.

Still hard, pumpy as!

PUMPED the whole way but managed to hang on. Draws were prehung and placed all gear on lead. Could be my favourite route ever

Toppie lap, finger feeling ok! Such an awesome line but still so so hard!!!

Woohoo. Original finish with direct start. After some consultation I'll accept the 25, but it felt kind of 24 to me. Definitely 25 with the direct finish - something to work on for the future.

Direct start with original finish. Couple clean laps on the toprope and figuring out gear. Time for the lead.

piecing together some moves! better than last time! got the top and the bottom cruxes to go much quicker, in a couple of tries. Hardest part for me this time was getting into the finger crack, so need to work on my locks! still getting so pumped in the layback and needing plenty of sits, but linking it slightly more! still a long way to go!

beautiful and interesting climbing! technical laybacking and fingerlocks, and a bouldery crux near the top. some of the coolest and techiest moves I've pulled! hardest thing I've tried and it was a mega dog, but I was so stoked to get the moves! really surprised myself! Can't wait to work it! pure gold!

Stoked about this one! Only detractor is the full-recovery rest before the top crux… but thank god it was there, or I wouldn’t have sent.

After sending this on on top rope I racked up with confidence sure of an easy send, only to promptly blow a foot just above 2nd bolt, after a mental breakdown given my falling on a normally easy section, the cloud over the top of the route which was starting to rain and the fact that I couldn't see the starting feet in the dark. I apprehensively started up again, only to have a foot pop just as I latched the jug above 2nd bolt, from there it was a fairly normal send, if you discount the ridiculous levels of adrenaline.

I got whopped. Think I could get to the overlap in one push but the direct finish stumped me. Great fun.

So good, I need to seek out more cracks like this.

So good. Failed to get it on lead. Climbed it clean on top rope second shot. Not too bad not having to place the gear, but hard to read and figure the gear out without pumping out. Next time.

That finger crack... dreamy. But can't do the top boulder problem as of yet.

Dusting off an old project…

Yiew!

Time to lead it again. Hopefully before I move.

Damn, got close!

What a line!

Still working

First time back since last summer got it third go then a few more times. Yay keen for the lead, still a bit nervous about placing first bit of gear after the bolts

Stunning line.

Pretty satisfied to get all the moves.

Sent it on top rope, placing gear. Whoops

Was too tired after Savage Journey. Awesome effort by Alex to onsight the 23, going around the crux on the 25 because it was soaked.

Had 2nd'ed before. So good.

A great boulder prob to cap things off