Begehungen von The Wraith

Finally did it. What a mission. The colder weather helped heaps at the crux.

Crux pro beta for anyone climbing this in the future: A sideways, #6 Wild Country Rock nestles perfectly into the bottom of the sidepull to the right of the large hole in the wall, just before you get into the crux proper. An equivalent DMM Offset is not nearly as secure. This is your last real piece of pro for the next 4m or so, so make it count.

Was so sure I had it, but I screwed up the crux again and then went for a ride. Dogged to the top before trying a few more times after lowering, however, the sun was already blasting the wall. The nut I fell on seems to be welded now... It's all yours if you can get it. Should be easier to clean when the rock cools off. I'll be back to try and clean it again in April if nobody else has by then.

Made some moves and inspected the pro while lowering off Tannin. Found a rest I didn't notice before, and left a nut to clip for my send go tomorrow morning. Feeling better about this climb now, though I still think there should just be a bolt at the crux.

Tried again but found it too hard to not rest after placing the cam at the layback. Having to place a cam in your only decent hold for a four meter stretch is kind of mental and makes me wonder if a bolt there would be beneficial. Maybe I'm missing something. A nut instead? On a side note, it seems pretty random as to which climbs get R rated. This climb probably deserves an R: falling at any point is pretty sketchy, it's difficult (if not impossible) to double up gear at the crux(es), and critical gear is very fiddly. Make sure you're confident in your gear placement before continuing the climb, because that's probably the last piece you'll have for a while, and if it blows, you're on the ground.

Wow, what an intimidating climb. Every piece of pro is critical, and most pro is sideways and horizontal. Took a 4m whip on a sideways yellow tote about a third of the way up after messing up the foot sequence. Figured it out after a bit of faff. Will be back tomorrow. This climb is not one for the arachnophobes, there's spiders and active webs throughout.

nice face climbing, didnt lead, simply toproped from same chains as tanin

Thin and delicate, great line. Some tricky sequences above small gear.

Not as good as Tannin. Rock is dubious in places, and some of the gear was a bit sketch. Still great, technical face-climbing, though

4m whip on a peenut anyone? a solid fight i did not win but defs still enjoyed (after i calmed the fuck down lmao)

Figured I would TR this as it was setup. A fantastic line to climb. Was working hard, particularly at the lower crux. The pro looked thin and a passerby confirmed it was thin too. Might leave this lead a little longer.

Some super delicate gear makes this a bigger commitment then the grade suggested.

Payton made this look so good I just had to hop on it. Fiddly gear but awesome flowy climbing

Had one TR attempt first to suss the gear as I'd heard a few things. Can confirm, gear is of a varying quality and feels a tad runout. But as far as the climbing goes it's rather nice.

Instead of doing Tannin which I’d done before. Quality. I seem to only find myself up here at night.

Pumped out placing fiddly gear and has to rest. Bummer. Great route none the less.

You can’t win them all and today I lost. tried to do some fancy heel hook for a rest but slipped off, had a good 5-6m fall on a micro cam.

Thin

great committing lead

Stoked for my first 21 trad onsight!

Should really lead it

Clean lead of a frequently top roped climb. Gear is thin and finniky but plenty available if you're able to hang around looking for it!